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Symantec Network Protection

Chrome extension·by symantec.sac
66
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Symantec Network Protection's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
10%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Productivity
12%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 202,458 productivity extensions
Findings
105
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
10
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
2000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 105 distinct issues across 6 severities
105
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 199 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 10 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Control proxy settings

Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Block requests with host access

Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 12, 2026
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