SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
HKUL Search Assistant
Chrome extension·by HKU Libraries
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
HKUL Search Assistant's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
80.25%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
70.25%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
23
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
1
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
4
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 23 distinct issues across 6 severities
23
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High1148%
Needs Review00%
Medium1252%
Low00%
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
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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