Is Awesome Screenshot & Screen Recorder safe?
Awesome Screenshot relays unvalidated postMessage commands, letting any web page trigger tab screenshots or open arbitrary URLs.
The extension's content script listens for postMessage events without validating the sender's origin. Any web page can send a crafted message to instruct the background script to capture a screenshot of the current tab as a PNG, or to open an attacker-specified URL in a new tab. No user interaction or permission prompt is required for these actions once the extension is installed.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itDiigo Inc. - no other listings under this identity, 2 shared hostnames
Diigo Inc. - no other listings under this identity, 2 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 2 hostnames
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 4.3.7.21. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change your data on every site you visit
<all_urls>
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Start, monitor and manage your downloads
downloads
Store data in your browser
storage
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Write to your clipboard
clipboardWrite
Read and change cookies, including the ones that keep you signed in
cookies