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IG Grab

Firefox extension·by yaya
76
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

IG Grab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
29%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,560 extensions
In Download Management
23%of download management extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,884 download management extensions
Findings
106
median 8Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
559
median 9vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 106 distinct issues across 6 severities
106
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 11 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

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
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Custom menus

Can add custom items to the browser context menu

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Info
*://www.instagram.com/*

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Info
*://instagram.com/*

No additional information available.

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 19, 2026
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