SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Direct Link
Chrome extension·by Hezhong Li
84
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Direct Link's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
50%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,225 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
47%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,351 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
12
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
40
median 18vs 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.
Critical00%
High18%
Needs Review00%
Medium758%
Low433%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 4 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 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
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 11, 2026
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