SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
HLS Downloader
Edge extension·by puemos
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
HLS Downloader's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
67.91%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
57.91%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
40
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
3
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
6
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 40 distinct issues across 6 severities
40
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 48 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical25%
High25%
Needs Review00%
Medium2153%
Low1538%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 6 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
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