SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Shortcut Hints
Firefox extension·by William Gazeley
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Shortcut Hints's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
82.52%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
72.52%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
6
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
1
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
4
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 6 findings across 5 severities
6
findings
detected
detected
Critical233%
High117%
Medium117%
Low233%
Info00%
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
Info
*://www.youtube.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://web.whatsapp.com/*
No additional information available.
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