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SimilarTube - Find Similar YouTube Channels

Chrome extension·by SimilarTube
74
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue

How it ranks

SimilarTube - Find Similar YouTube Channels's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
21%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,522 extensions
In Productivity
27%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 191,269 productivity extensions
Findings
38
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
20000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 38 distinct issues across 6 severities
38
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs(optional)

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

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

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

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