SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
HowtoMatik
Chrome extension·by HowToMatik
0
/ 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
HowtoMatik's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
13%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
18%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
31
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
10
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 31 distinct issues across 6 severities
31
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 41 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical13%
High413%
Needs Review13%
Medium1858%
Low723%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 6 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 2 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
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
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
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 26, 2026
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