SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Adblock Plus - free ad blocker

Edge extension·by eyeo GmbH
40
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue

How it ranks

Adblock Plus - free ad blocker's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Productivity
2%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 7,682 productivity extensions
Findings
240
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
12
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
11875342
median 114vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 240 distinct issues across 6 severities
240
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 242 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

5 risky permissions of 12 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 12 permissions in total. 5 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions(optional)

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

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
Modify content settings(optional)

Can change per-site settings for cookies, JavaScript, plugins, and more

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Block requests with host access

Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

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
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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