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Aria2 Explorer

Chrome extension·by Alex Hua
53
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

Aria2 Explorer's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
3%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Productivity
3%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 198,326 productivity extensions
Findings
75
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
80000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 75 distinct issues across 6 severities
75
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 88 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 9 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 4 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

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

Low
Manage power settings

Can prevent the display from dimming or the system from sleeping

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