SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Download Box
Chrome extension·by Matthew Brown
93
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Download Box's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
70%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,022 extensions
In Productivity
83%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,455 productivity extensions
Findings
5
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1000
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 5 distinct issues across 6 severities
5
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 10 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical00%
High120%
Needs Review00%
Medium360%
Low120%
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
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Open downloaded files
Can open files that have been downloaded
Info
downloads.shelf
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 14, 2026
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