SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Reel Downloader for Instagram

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

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How it ranks

Reel Downloader for Instagram's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
0%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,224 extensions
In Entertainment
0%of entertainment extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,273 entertainment extensions
Findings
81
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
6
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 0Declared in manifest
Active users
249
median 53vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 81 distinct issues across 6 severities
81
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 94 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 8 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

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
Block requests with host access

Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions

Low
Display info

Can query display and monitor information

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 14, 2026
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