SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Hero Ad Blocker
Chrome extension·by Hero Ad Blocker
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Hero Ad Blocker's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
13%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
17%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
29
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
50000
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 29 distinct issues across 6 severities
29
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 31 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical310%
High517%
Needs Review00%
Medium1241%
Low931%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 8 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
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
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Block network requests (declarative)
Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 21, 2026
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