SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Method Proxy
Chrome extension·by Method Team
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Method Proxy's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
28%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
37%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
78
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
50
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 78 distinct issues across 6 severities
78
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical11%
High34%
Needs Review00%
Medium7191%
Low34%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 8 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Control proxy settings
Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Auth request provider
Can provide authentication credentials for web requests
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Block network requests (declarative)
Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 10, 2026
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