SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Area Switcher
Firefox extension·by aldk
77
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Area Switcher's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
30%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Tabs
12%of tabs extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,598 tabs extensions
Findings
7
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 7 distinct issues across 6 severities
7
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical114%
High114%
Needs Review00%
Medium343%
Low229%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 7 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Access all HTTP sites
Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites
High
Access all HTTPS sites
Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access session data
Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows
Low
Hide tabs
Can hide or show browser tabs
Low
Manage tab groups
Can create and manage tab groups
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Sep 13, 2026
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