SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Web Threat Shield
Firefox extension·by Webroot.com
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Web Threat Shield's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
76.3%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
66.3%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
17
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
6
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
23
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 17 distinct issues across 6 severities
17
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 35 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical212%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium1271%
Low318%
Info00%
Permissions requested
6 risky permissions of 23 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 23 permissions in total. 6 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
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
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Access all HTTP sites
Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites
High
Access all HTTPS sites
Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Info
https://www.google.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://www.bing.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://*.search.yahoo.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://search.yahoo.co.jp/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://gemini.google.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://chatgpt.com/*
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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