SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
ResearchBud: Chrome extension for notes while researching
Chrome extension·by Aima
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
ResearchBud: Chrome extension for notes while researching's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
31%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
41%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
13
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
12
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 13 distinct issues across 6 severities
13
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical215%
High215%
Needs Review00%
Medium646%
Low323%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 permissions declared
No risky permissions
3 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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