SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Backs
Chrome extension·by backs.extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
Backs's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
15%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
20%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
167
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
10
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 167 distinct issues across 6 severities
167
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 208 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical21%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium14486%
Low2012%
Info11%
Permissions requested
7 permissions declared
No risky permissions
7 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
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
Access location
Can determine your physical location
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 1, 2026
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