SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

dark reader - dark mode for Chrome

Chrome extension·by DarkReader
61
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

dark reader - dark mode for Chrome's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
6%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
5%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,653 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
55
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
60000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 55 distinct issues across 6 severities
55
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 65 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

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
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

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