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Paperpal: Free Grammar Checker, AI Writing Tool & Research Assistant

Edge extension·by CACTUS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES PTE. LTD
45
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

Paperpal: Free Grammar Checker, AI Writing Tool & Research Assistant's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,748 extensions
In Productivity
3%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 7,638 productivity extensions
Findings
567
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
383
median 105vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 567 distinct issues across 6 severities
567
distinct issues
detected
1 square ≈ 2 issues
Scanners reported 708 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 7 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 2 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
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

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
Read clipboard

Can read text and data currently on your clipboard

Medium
Write to clipboard

Can place content onto your clipboard

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