SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
IE Tab
Edge extension·by Blackfish Software, LLC
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
IE Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
49.15%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
39.15%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
92
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
6
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
11
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
3
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 92 findings across 5 severities
92
findings
detected
detected
Critical33%
High2628%
Medium5257%
Low1112%
Info00%
Permissions requested
6 risky permissions of 11 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 6 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
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Block and modify web requests
Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
Manage downloads
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
Medium
Block requests with host access
Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
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