SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
File Backups
Firefox extension·by pmario
84
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
File Backups's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
42%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Other
27%of other extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 28,829 other extensions
Findings
17
median 6Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
371
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 17 distinct issues across 6 severities
17
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High318%
Needs Review00%
Medium847%
Low212%
Info424%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 6 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 2 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
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
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
Info
file:///*.html
No additional information available.
Info
file:///*.htm
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 23, 2026
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