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Telegram Download

Firefox extension·by Telegram
40
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

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How it ranks

Telegram Download's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Download Management
0%of download management extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,802 download management extensions
Findings
266
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
12
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
921
median 9vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 266 distinct issues across 6 severities
266
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 281 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

8 risky permissions of 12 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 12 permissions in total. 8 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

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

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

High
Filter responses

Can filter and modify HTTP response bodies

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Info
https://web.telegram.org/k

No additional information available.

Info
https://*.web.telegram.org/*

No additional information available.

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 4, 2026
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