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Prey

Chrome extension·by Prey, Inc.
76
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Prey's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
15%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Productivity
18%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 202,458 productivity extensions
Findings
46
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
4000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 46 distinct issues across 6 severities
46
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 48 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 9 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps

Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Device attributes

Can read enterprise device attributes

Medium
Access location

Can determine your physical location

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Run in background

Can run scripts in the background when not actively in use

Low
Detect idle state

Can detect when your machine is idle, active, or locked

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 22, 2026
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