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Downie Extension

Firefox extension·by Charlie Monroe
85
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Downie Extension's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
55%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,831 extensions
In Download Management
47%of download management extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,886 download management extensions
Findings
9
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
12802
median 10vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 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
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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