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HogRider: Video Downloader, Feed Cleaner & Background Play

Chrome extension·by trinhnv
72
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

HogRider: Video Downloader, Feed Cleaner & Background Play's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
17%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Productivity
20%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 202,458 productivity extensions
Findings
70
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
10
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
2000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 70 distinct issues across 6 severities
70
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 90 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 10 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 3 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
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
Access browsing history

Can read and modify your complete browsing history

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Medium
View email address

Can see the email address of the signed-in Chrome user

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Low
Run in background

Can run scripts in the background when not actively in use

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 30, 2026
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