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Is Cotton: notices what matters on the page you're on safe?

Checked version: 1.0.4 · Scan date (UTC): 2026-11-08

Chrome extension·by Girish Lakshminarayana
15
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CRITICAL
Severe indicators. Treat as unsafe until the developer addresses these findings.

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How it ranks

Cotton: notices what matters on the page you're on's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
0%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 430,042 extensions
In Productivity
0%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 212,340 productivity extensions
Findings
675
median 20Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
17
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 13vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 675 distinct issues across 6 severities
675
distinct issues
detected
1 square ≈ 2 issues
Scanners reported 677 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

5 risky permissions of 17 total
5 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 17 permissions in total. 5 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
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
Capture tab content

Can capture audio and video streams from browser tabs

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
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Detect idle state

Can detect when your machine is idle, active, or locked

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Nov 8, 2026
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What this assessment covers

Store listing
Chrome
Checked version
1.0.4
Current listed version
1.0.4
Scan date (UTC)
Assessment status
Completed

Recorded findings: 3 critical and 12 high severity. Read the finding details before interpreting the score; automated flags are not proof of malicious behaviour.

Automated analysis looks for suspicious code, permissions and other risk signals. It does not observe every runtime behaviour or independently audit the publisher’s servers. A low-risk result is not a guarantee of safety. How our checks work.

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