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WeChat Web™ Open SideBar in Chrome

Chrome extension·by WeChat
73
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue

How it ranks

WeChat Web™ Open SideBar in Chrome's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
19%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,748 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
17%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,648 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
11
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
6000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 11 distinct issues across 6 severities
11
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

4 permissions declared
No risky permissions
4 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Block requests with host access

Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

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