SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
HLS Stream Video Downloader
Chrome extension·by Scootshield
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
HLS Stream Video Downloader's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
71%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
61%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
18
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
3
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
7
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
3
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 18 findings across 5 severities
18
findings
detected
detected
Critical317%
High211%
Medium739%
Low633%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 7 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
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
Low
Block network requests (declarative)
Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
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