SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Open in Tor Browser
Firefox extension·by Andy Portmen
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Open in Tor Browser's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
80.74%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
70.74%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
1
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
6
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
1
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 1 distinct issue across 6 severities
1
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical1100%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium00%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 6 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 2 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
Manage downloads(optional)
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Info
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