SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

IDL Helper (Downloader for Inst)

Edge extension·by IDL Helper
57
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

IDL Helper (Downloader for Inst)'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
4%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Blogging
8%of blogging extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 224 blogging extensions
Findings
116
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
1443
median 30vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 116 distinct issues across 6 severities
116
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 129 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 permissions declared
No risky permissions
2 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

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