SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
AltFinder - Better Alternatives
Firefox extension·by SevenFish
0
/ 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
AltFinder - Better Alternatives's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
35%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 371,045 extensions
In Privacy & Security
28%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 11,610 privacy & security extensions
Findings
16
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 16 distinct issues across 6 severities
16
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 19 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical16%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium1488%
Low16%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 4 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites
Can read and modify content on every website you visit
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
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026
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