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Website Media Downloader

Firefox extension·by anpa26
61
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

Website Media Downloader's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
6%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,632 extensions
In Photos Music Videos
2%of photos music videos extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 11,127 photos music videos extensions
Findings
74
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
14
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
964
median 6vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 74 distinct issues across 6 severities
74
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 166 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

7 risky permissions of 14 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 7 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Block and modify web requests

Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes

High
Filter responses

Can filter and modify HTTP response bodies

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Info
*://*.youtube.com/embed/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.youtube.com/*

No additional information available.

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 25, 2026
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