SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
History Broom
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
History Broom's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
47%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
59%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
9
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High333%
Needs Review00%
Medium556%
Low111%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 8 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browsing history
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Delete browsing data
Can remove browsing history, cookies, cache, and other browsing data
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Detect idle state
Can detect when your machine is idle, active, or locked
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 14, 2026
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