SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Payback Scam Detector
Chrome extension·by Payback
82
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
Payback Scam Detector's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
43%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 410,251 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
40%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,046 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
8
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
22
median 18vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 8 distinct issues across 6 severities
8
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical113%
High113%
Needs Review00%
Medium563%
Low113%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 17, 2026
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