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AskTab - Your own personal AI assistant in your browser.

Chrome extension·by hicms
32
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

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How it ranks

AskTab - Your own personal AI assistant in your browser.'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Productivity
0%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 198,326 productivity extensions
Findings
323
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
8
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 323 distinct issues across 6 severities
323
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 344 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 11 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Browser debugger access

Can attach to tabs and inspect/modify all page data using Chrome DevTools protocol

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

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
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Low
Manage tab groups

Can create and manage tab groups

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 14, 2026
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