SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Favicon Refresher
Edge extension·by FieryPrince
89
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Favicon Refresher's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
60%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 384,505 extensions
In Productivity
75%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 7,211 productivity extensions
Findings
7
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
170
median 133vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 7 distinct issues across 6 severities
7
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High114%
Needs Review00%
Medium571%
Low114%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
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
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 31, 2026
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