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SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

YT Ad Blocker & Ad Skip YouTube

Edge extension·by PatilWeb
64
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

YT Ad Blocker & Ad Skip YouTube's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
8%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,594 extensions
In Entertainment
11%of entertainment extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,381 entertainment extensions
Findings
38
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 0Declared in manifest
Active users
82
median 52vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 38 distinct issues across 6 severities
38
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 48 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

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
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

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

Low
View blocked request stats

Can see which declarative rules matched network requests

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