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XKCD Explainer

Firefox extension·by Yechiel K
97
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.

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How it ranks

XKCD Explainer's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
86%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Games Entertainment
74%of games entertainment extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 9,625 games entertainment extensions
Findings
4
median 7Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
1
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
126
median 4vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 permission declared
No risky permissions
1 permission requested — none are flagged as risky.
Info
*://*.xkcd.com/*

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