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GuardYou

Chrome extension·by GBV
74
/ 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

GuardYou's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
22%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Productivity
29%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 198,326 productivity extensions
Findings
25
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
10
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
53
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 25 distinct issues across 6 severities
25
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 10 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

High
Access browsing history

Can read and modify your complete browsing history

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
Modify content settings

Can change per-site settings for cookies, JavaScript, plugins, and more

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

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

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 15, 2026
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