SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Better Search
Chrome extension·by Better Search
88
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Better Search's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
59%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,632 extensions
In Productivity
73%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,441 productivity extensions
Findings
8
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
200000
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 8 distinct issues across 6 severities
8
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High225%
Needs Review00%
Medium338%
Low338%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
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
Low
Block network requests (declarative)
Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 6, 2026
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