SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Burst Download Manager
Firefox extension·by HighBrow Studios
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Burst Download Manager's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
20%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Download Management
12%of download management extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,307 download management extensions
Findings
10
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 9vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 10 distinct issues across 6 severities
10
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical110%
High330%
Needs Review00%
Medium550%
Low110%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 7 total
2 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 3 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
Critical
Access to all websites
Can read and modify content on every website you visit
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Open downloaded files
Can open files that have been downloaded
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 31, 2026
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