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ScribeTab

Chrome extension·by tonyhani01
56
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

ScribeTab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
3%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,632 extensions
In Productivity
4%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,441 productivity extensions
Findings
35
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 35 distinct issues across 6 severities
35
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 47 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 9 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 4 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
Capture tab content

Can capture audio and video streams from browser tabs

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
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

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

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