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YouTubeUtils

Firefox extension·by Andres Rodriguez
80
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

YouTubeUtils's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
26%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Social & Communication
18%of social & communication extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 13,748 social & communication extensions
Findings
9
median 8Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
814
median 4vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 4 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 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

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Info
*://*.youtube.com/*

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