SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
YouTube viewer
Edge extension·by AXeL-dev
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.
Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points
- No update in over 3 years
- Built on Manifest V2, which Chrome and Edge are retiring
Why this matters
An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.
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How it ranks
YouTube viewer's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
11%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 370,277 extensions
In Entertainment
15%of entertainment extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,224 entertainment extensions
Findings
17
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 0Declared in manifest
Active users
693
median 53vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 17 distinct issues across 6 severities
17
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 21 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical16%
High635%
Needs Review00%
Medium741%
Low16%
Info212%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 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
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 8, 2026
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