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Pestle for Chrome

Chrome extension·by Will Bishop
77
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Pestle for Chrome's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
30%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,240 extensions
In Lifestyle
30%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 46,837 lifestyle extensions
Findings
22
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
1000
median 26vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 22 distinct issues across 6 severities
22
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 27 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 4 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 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
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

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