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Download Notifier

Chrome extension·by ehaagwlke
83
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Download Notifier's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
45%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 383,422 extensions
In Productivity
57%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 183,522 productivity extensions
Findings
6
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 6 distinct issues across 6 severities
6
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 8 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Open downloaded files

Can open files that have been downloaded

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

Info
downloads.shelf

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