SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
InstaDownloader
Firefox extension·by ICTECH29
77
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
InstaDownloader's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
30%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,594 extensions
In Photos Music Videos
14%of photos music videos extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 11,119 photos music videos extensions
Findings
22
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 6vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 22 distinct issues across 6 severities
22
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High29%
Needs Review00%
Medium1673%
Low418%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 4 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Info
*://*.instagram.com/*
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 23, 2026
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