SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
DownInsta — Video Downloader
Firefox extension·by Joao
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
DownInsta — Video Downloader's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
18%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 144,092 extensions
In Photos Music Videos
6%of photos music videos extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 7,138 photos music videos extensions
Findings
19
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
2
median 8vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 19 distinct issues across 6 severities
19
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High421%
Needs Review00%
Medium1158%
Low421%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 8 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 4 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
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Block and modify web requests
Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Info
*://*.instagram.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://*.fbcdn.net/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://*.cdninstagram.com/*
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 4, 2026
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