SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
HN Sidekick
Chrome extension·by burots
93
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
HN Sidekick's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
70%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,522 extensions
In Lifestyle
73%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 46,847 lifestyle extensions
Findings
5
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 26vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 5 distinct issues across 6 severities
5
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High120%
Needs Review00%
Medium240%
Low240%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 22, 2026
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