SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
YDownloadNow
Chrome extension·by hoyreformo
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
YDownloadNow's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
6%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
8%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
71
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
13
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 71 distinct issues across 6 severities
71
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 76 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical11%
High46%
Needs Review00%
Medium5679%
Low1014%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 11 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Open downloaded files
Can open files that have been downloaded
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
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 18, 2026
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