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BrowserShell

Chrome extension·by Jamal Yusuf LLC
57
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

BrowserShell's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
4%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,022 extensions
In Productivity
5%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,455 productivity extensions
Findings
87
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
14
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
5
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 87 distinct issues across 6 severities
87
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 102 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 14 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 8 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Access browsing history

Can read and modify your complete browsing history

High
Delete browsing data

Can remove browsing history, cookies, cache, and other browsing data

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

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

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Medium
Access session data

Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Low
Display info

Can query display and monitor information

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 13, 2026
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