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Auto Refresh + Change Alerts

Edge extension·by Paone & Paone BrotherS Society
73
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Auto Refresh + Change Alerts's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
20%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 401,999 extensions
In Entertainment
23%of entertainment extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,273 entertainment extensions
Findings
18
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 0Declared in manifest
Active users
97
median 53vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 18 distinct issues across 6 severities
18
distinct issues
detected

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
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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