SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Download with Aria2 Download Manager
Firefox extension·by Joe Ertaba
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Download with Aria2 Download Manager's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
10%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,711 extensions
In Tabs
3%of tabs extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 10,859 tabs extensions
Findings
23
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
19
median 5vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 23 findings across 5 severities
23
findings
detected
detected
Critical14%
High730%
Medium1148%
Low417%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 8 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 4 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
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
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