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Chinese Hover Dictionary

Firefox extension·by Duong Cong Hoan
71
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Chinese Hover Dictionary's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
16%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Language Support
10%of language support extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,529 language support extensions
Findings
56
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 56 distinct issues across 6 severities
56
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 4 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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