extenshi.io
SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Adblock for Chrome - Stop YouTube Ads Now

Chrome extension·by vinsentuptown
67
/ 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

Adblock for Chrome - Stop YouTube Ads Now's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
11%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,596 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
9%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,008 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
23
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
4000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 23 distinct issues across 6 severities
23
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

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

Are you the author of Adblock for Chrome - Stop YouTube Ads Now?

Claim this extension to respond to findings, add context, and earn a verified badge on extenshi.io.

Claim this extension

Add the badge to your README

Show Adblock for Chrome - Stop YouTube Ads Now's live security score on GitHub or in your docs
Extenshi security score badge preview
Markdown
[![Extenshi security score](https://catalog.extenshi.io/api/badge/154498)](https://catalog.extenshi.io/extensions/154498/security)
HTML
<a href="https://catalog.extenshi.io/extensions/154498/security"><img src="https://catalog.extenshi.io/api/badge/154498" alt="Extenshi security score" /></a>

The badge always shows the current score — it updates automatically after every scan.

Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 15, 2026
Browser extensions made transparent.