SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Windscribe VPN - Privacy & Ad Block Suite
Edge extension·by Windscribe Limited
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Windscribe VPN - Privacy & Ad Block Suite's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
58.62%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
48.62%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
175
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
8
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
16
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 175 findings across 5 severities
175
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High63%
Medium12471%
Low3922%
Info63%
Permissions requested
8 risky permissions of 16 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 16 permissions in total. 8 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions
Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions
High
Control privacy settings
Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing
High
Control proxy settings
Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
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
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
Medium
Block requests with host access
Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
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