SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Aether — Download Manager for Chrome | HLS Video, Torrents & Debrid
Chrome extension·by Extensions By Selfhood
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CRITICAL
Severe indicators. Treat as unsafe until the developer addresses these findings.
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How it ranks
Aether — Download Manager for Chrome | HLS Video, Torrents & Debrid's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
0%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
0%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
309
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
15
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
52
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 309 distinct issues across 6 severities
309
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 491 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical21%
High31%
Needs Review00%
Medium25783%
Low4715%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 15 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 15 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Open downloaded files
Can open files that have been downloaded
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Read clipboard
Can read text and data currently on your clipboard
Medium
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Block requests with host access
Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 8, 2026
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