SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Downlink
Firefox extension·by Downlink
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Downlink's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
18%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Other
5%of other extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 26,888 other extensions
Findings
32
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
6
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 32 distinct issues across 6 severities
32
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical26%
High619%
Needs Review00%
Medium1753%
Low722%
Info00%
Permissions requested
5 risky permissions of 9 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 5 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
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
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
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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 4, 2026
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