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Links Hero

Chrome extension·by chaoming.edc
76
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Links Hero's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
15%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 421,529 extensions
In Productivity
18%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 206,551 productivity extensions
Findings
35
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
10
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
43
median 13vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 35 distinct issues across 6 severities
35
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 10 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Read clipboard

Can read text and data currently on your clipboard

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

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

Info
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 27, 2026
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