SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Chrome Updater

Chrome extension·by tiagomateus1985
73
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Chrome Updater's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
19%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Productivity
25%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,438 productivity extensions
Findings
24
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
12
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
16
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 24 distinct issues across 6 severities
24
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

6 risky permissions of 12 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 12 permissions in total. 6 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

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

High
Control privacy settings

Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing

High
Modify content settings

Can change per-site settings for cookies, JavaScript, plugins, and more

High
Delete browsing data

Can remove browsing history, cookies, cache, and other browsing data

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
CPU info

Can query CPU information

Low
Memory info

Can query system memory information

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