SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Symantec Network Protection
Chrome extension·by symantec.sac
0
/ 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
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
13%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
105
median 16Lower 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
detected
Scanners reported 199 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical11%
High66%
Needs Review00%
Medium2726%
Low6764%
Info44%
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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