SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Web Archive Explorer
Firefox extension·by unnohwn
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Web Archive Explorer's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
81.53%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
71.53%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
9
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
10
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
7
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 findings across 5 severities
9
findings
detected
detected
Critical778%
High00%
Medium222%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 10 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 2 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
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
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Info
*://*.archive.org/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://*.archive.is/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://*.archive.today/*
No additional information available.
Info
*://*.archive.ph/*
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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