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Web Text Expander: Text Shortcuts & Snippets

Chrome extension·by Kapitis
71
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Web Text Expander: Text Shortcuts & Snippets's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
16%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,522 extensions
In Productivity
21%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 191,269 productivity extensions
Findings
112
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
30000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 112 distinct issues across 6 severities
112
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 142 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 9 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
Manage downloads(optional)

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Read clipboard

Can read text and data currently on your clipboard

Medium
Write to clipboard

Can place content onto your clipboard

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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