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Web Butler

Chrome extension·by ben
71
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Web Butler's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
15%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 376,643 extensions
In Productivity
20%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 180,252 productivity extensions
Findings
39
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
10
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
7
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 39 distinct issues across 6 severities
39
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 43 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 10 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Browser debugger access

Can attach to tabs and inspect/modify all page data using Chrome DevTools protocol

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

High
User scripts

Can register and execute user scripts in web pages

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

Low
Manage tab groups

Can create and manage tab groups

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 22, 2026
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