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YDownloadNow – Video Downloader & MP3

Chrome extension·by hoyreformo
62
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

YDownloadNow – Video Downloader & MP3's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
6%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Productivity
8%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 198,326 productivity extensions
Findings
72
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
34
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 72 distinct issues across 6 severities
72
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 77 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

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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