SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Howdy - AI Messages Assistant
Chrome extension·by chrome-publishing
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Howdy - AI Messages Assistant's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
2%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Lifestyle
2%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 43,972 lifestyle extensions
Findings
118
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
1000
median 26vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 118 distinct issues across 6 severities
118
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 126 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical22%
High108%
Needs Review00%
Medium6958%
Low3530%
Info22%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 7 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 3 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
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Block network requests (declarative)
Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Manage power settings
Can prevent the display from dimming or the system from sleeping
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 5, 2026
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