SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Web Optimizer

Edge extension·by Filecxx
44
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

Web Optimizer's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Accessibility
4%of accessibility extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 2,148 accessibility extensions
Findings
47
median 13Lower is safer
Critical findings
6
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
772
median 88vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 47 distinct issues across 6 severities
47
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 63 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 7 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 4 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
Control privacy settings

Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing

High
Modify content settings

Can change per-site settings for cookies, JavaScript, plugins, and more

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 19, 2026
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