SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Read selected text
Chrome extension·by Alisa S.
81
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Read selected text's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
31%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 421,529 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
27%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,741 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
9
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
401
median 18vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical111%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium778%
Low111%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 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
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 27, 2026
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