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Simple YouTube Downloader

Firefox extension·by cenygg
83
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Simple YouTube Downloader's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
49%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,612 extensions
In Photos Music Videos
28%of photos music videos extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 11,193 photos music videos extensions
Findings
16
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
35
median 6vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 16 distinct issues across 6 severities
16
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 21 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

Info
*://www.youtube.com/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://music.youtube.com/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*

No additional information available.

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