SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Web Surf Helper
Firefox extension·by Yash Bhayani
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
Web Surf Helper's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
15%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Feeds News Blogging
5%of feeds news blogging extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 6,855 feeds news blogging extensions
Findings
103
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 103 distinct issues across 6 severities
103
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical11%
High44%
Needs Review00%
Medium9693%
Low22%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 8 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 3 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
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Block requests with host access
Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions
Low
Block network requests (declarative)
Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 25, 2026
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