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PreventYou

Chrome extension·by Dustin Tan
84
/ 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

PreventYou's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
52%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Productivity
65%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,438 productivity extensions
Findings
23
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

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

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Delete browsing data

Can remove browsing history, cookies, cache, and other browsing data

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Run in background

Can run scripts in the background when not actively in use

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

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

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 21, 2026
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