SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
YouTube Remote Control
Firefox extension·by WordPress Mechanic
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
YouTube Remote Control's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
95.83%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
85.83%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
5
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
3
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
7
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 5 findings across 5 severities
5
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Medium00%
Low5100%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 7 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Info
http://localhost/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://www.youtube.com/*
No additional information available.
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