SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Open in IE
Edge extension·by Bermet
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Open in IE's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
64.46000000000001%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
54.46000000000001%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
16
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
3
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
5
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
1
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 16 findings across 5 severities
16
findings
detected
detected
Critical16%
High638%
Medium850%
Low16%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 5 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Manage downloads(optional)
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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