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FileWave Inventory

Chrome extension·by FileWave (Europe) GmbH
81
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

FileWave Inventory's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
41%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Productivity
48%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 202,458 productivity extensions
Findings
11
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
15
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
300000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 11 distinct issues across 6 severities
11
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 12 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 15 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 15 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

High
Modify content settings

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

High
Access browsing history

Can read and modify your complete browsing history

Medium
Device attributes

Can read enterprise device attributes

Medium
Network attributes

Can read enterprise network attributes

Medium
Access location

Can determine your physical location

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Medium
View email address

Can see the email address of the signed-in Chrome user

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 15, 2026
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