SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Advanced Web Scraper

Chrome extension·by Vikash Gupta
74
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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

Advanced Web Scraper's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
21%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Productivity
28%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,438 productivity extensions
Findings
18
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
83
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 18 distinct issues across 6 severities
18
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 4 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

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