SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
YouTube Ad Dimmer
Chrome extension·by SmarterWaysProductions
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
YouTube Ad Dimmer's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
39%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
50%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
4
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
17
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical125%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium250%
Low125%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Browser debugger access
Can attach to tabs and inspect/modify all page data using Chrome DevTools protocol
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 31, 2026
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