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PepperTab - Override new tab with cool widgets

Firefox extension·by PepperTab
15
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CRITICAL
Severe indicators. Treat as unsafe until the developer addresses these findings.

Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points

  • No update in over 6 years
Why this matters

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How it ranks

PepperTab - Override new tab with cool widgets's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Privacy & Security
1%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,541 privacy & security extensions
Findings
66
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 66 distinct issues across 6 severities
66
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 91 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 7 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Block and modify web requests

Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes

High
View most visited sites(optional)

Can see your most frequently visited websites

Medium
Access location

Can determine your physical location

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Info
*://peppertab.com/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://content.googleapis.com/*

No additional information available.

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