SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Prey
Chrome extension·by Prey, Inc.
0
/ 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
14%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
19%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
28
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3000
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 28 distinct issues across 6 severities
28
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 37 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical14%
High14%
Needs Review00%
Medium1761%
Low932%
Info00%
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 · Jul 25, 2026
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