SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Downlink — Media Downloader Companion
Firefox extension·by Backcode Labs
0
/ 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
Downlink — Media Downloader Companion's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
19%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 371,045 extensions
In Photos Music Videos
7%of photos music videos extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 10,197 photos music videos extensions
Findings
26
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 6vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 26 distinct issues across 6 severities
26
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical28%
High28%
Needs Review00%
Medium1662%
Low623%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 7 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites
Can read and modify content on every website you visit
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 30, 2026
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