SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Aether — Download Manager
Firefox extension·by Extentions By Selfhood
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Aether — Download Manager'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 Download Management
3%of download management extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,307 download management extensions
Findings
62
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
12
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
7
median 9vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 62 distinct issues across 6 severities
62
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 67 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical12%
High35%
Needs Review00%
Medium4674%
Low1219%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 12 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 12 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites
Can read and modify content on every website you visit
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Open downloaded files
Can open files that have been downloaded
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
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
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 9, 2026
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