SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Set as desktop background
Chrome extension·by Jairo Contreras
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Set as desktop background's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
13%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,711 extensions
In Lifestyle
25%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 6,925 lifestyle extensions
Findings
11
median 8Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
285
median 47vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 11 findings across 5 severities
11
findings
detected
detected
Critical19%
High436%
Medium545%
Low19%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
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