SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Tab Explorer: File Manager in a New Tab
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Tab Explorer: File Manager in a New Tab'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
19%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
12
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
13
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 12 distinct issues across 6 severities
12
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 13 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical18%
High325%
Needs Review00%
Medium650%
Low18%
Info18%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 10, 2026
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