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Tab hider

Firefox extension·by Andy McKay
62
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points

  • No update in over 4 years
  • The developer's website is no longer reachable
  • Bundles libraries with known vulnerabilities and no fix in sight
Why this matters

An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.

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How it ranks

Tab hider's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
67%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,022 extensions
In Other
32%of other extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 28,734 other extensions
Findings
5
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
42
median 2vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 5 distinct issues across 6 severities
5
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 6 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Custom menus

Can add custom items to the browser context menu

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Hide tabs

Can hide or show browser tabs

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 24, 2026
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