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Simple mass downloader

Firefox extension·by George Prec
65
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Simple mass downloader's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
9%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Other
3%of other extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 28,735 other extensions
Findings
42
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
10153
median 2vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 42 distinct issues across 6 severities
42
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 43 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 11 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

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
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Open downloaded files

Can open files that have been downloaded

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Read clipboard

Can read text and data currently on your clipboard

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Info
*://*/*

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 27, 2026
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