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VLC Launcher

Firefox extension·by Binarique Ltd
75
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

VLC Launcher's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
26%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,240 extensions
In Games Entertainment
9%of games entertainment extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 9,435 games entertainment extensions
Findings
29
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
4
median 4vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 29 distinct issues across 6 severities
29
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 6 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 6 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
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

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
Write to clipboard

Can place content onto your clipboard

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