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Compat — IE Compatibility for Chrome

Chrome extension·by Compat Software
66
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Compat — IE Compatibility for Chrome's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
10%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 389,988 extensions
In Productivity
13%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 186,996 productivity extensions
Findings
18
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
18
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 18 distinct issues across 6 severities
18
distinct issues
detected

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
Communicate with desktop apps

Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Access browser cookies(optional)

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

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