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SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Google Ads Highlighter

Chrome extension·by Michiel De Greef
89
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.

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How it ranks

Google Ads Highlighter's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
61%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,522 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
58%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,355 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
7
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
57
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 7 distinct issues across 6 severities
7
distinct issues
detected

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
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
Run in background

Can run scripts in the background when not actively in use

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 20, 2026
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