SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
YTDown
Firefox extension·by Histmy
How it ranks
YTDown's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
99%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
90%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
0
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
2
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 0 distinct issues across 6 severities
0
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium00%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 2 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
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