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Clear New Tab

Chrome extension·by Browservery
63
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

Clear New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
7%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
6%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,640 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
62
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
40000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 62 distinct issues across 6 severities
62
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 105 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 5 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Read clipboard

Can read text and data currently on your clipboard

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 6, 2026
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