SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
ExplainTXT: Highlight text. Ask AI.
Chrome extension·by Explaintxt
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
ExplainTXT: Highlight text. Ask AI.'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
2%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,710 extensions
In Productivity
5%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,973 productivity extensions
Findings
110
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
246
median 23vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 110 findings across 5 severities
110
findings
detected
detected
Critical44%
High109%
Medium9385%
Low33%
Info00%
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
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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