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SurfBuddy

Chrome extension·by SurfBuddy
46
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

SurfBuddy's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Productivity
1%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,438 productivity extensions
Findings
193
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
6
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 193 distinct issues across 6 severities
193
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 281 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 8 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 18, 2026
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