SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Autorefresh
Chrome extension·by Albert Kag
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Autorefresh's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
30%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 357,609 extensions
In Productivity
40%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,115 productivity extensions
Findings
9
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
27
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical111%
High111%
Needs Review00%
Medium667%
Low111%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 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
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
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
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 12, 2026
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