SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
HNView
Firefox extension·by chenxsan
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
HNView's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
96.64%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
86.64%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
3
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
0
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
1
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 3 findings across 5 severities
3
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Medium133%
Low267%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 permission declared
No risky permissions
1 permission requested — none are flagged as risky.
Info
https://news.ycombinator.com/*
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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