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Hydra Download Manager

Chrome extension·by pushipu
82
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Hydra Download Manager's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
32%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 421,529 extensions
In Productivity
38%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 206,551 productivity extensions
Findings
11
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
103
median 13vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 11 distinct issues across 6 severities
11
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 5 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps

Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 22, 2026
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