SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Is Skype as a Sidebar safe?

Checked version: not provided · Assessment updated (UTC): 2026-08-24

Firefox extension·by Newstack Digital Agency
63
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points

  • No update in over 7 years
Why this matters

An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.

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How it ranks

Skype as a Sidebar's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
71%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Social & Communication
49%of social & communication extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 13,639 social & communication extensions
Findings
4
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
13
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 2 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

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What this assessment covers

Store listing
Firefox
Checked version
Not provided in this assessment
Current listed version
1.0
Assessment updated (UTC)
Assessment status
Completed

Recorded findings: 0 critical and 1 high severity. Read the finding details before interpreting the score; automated flags are not proof of malicious behaviour.

Automated analysis looks for suspicious code, permissions and other risk signals. It does not observe every runtime behaviour or independently audit the publisher’s servers. A low-risk result is not a guarantee of safety. How our checks work.

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