SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
FileView — Syntax Highlighter
Edge extension·by Pratham Parikh
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
FileView — Syntax Highlighter's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
4%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Developer Tools
8%of developer tools extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 3,124 developer tools extensions
Findings
128
median 15Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 1Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
24
median 69vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 128 distinct issues across 6 severities
128
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 133 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical43%
High129%
Needs Review00%
Medium8063%
Low3225%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
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