SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Windscribe VPN
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Windscribe VPN's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
63%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
60%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 22,985 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
6
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
29
median 18vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 6 distinct issues across 6 severities
6
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High117%
Needs Review00%
Medium467%
Low117%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Control proxy settings
Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 22, 2026
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