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Aurora New Tab

Chrome extension·by Ashwin
68
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Aurora New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
11%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,522 extensions
In Productivity
15%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 191,269 productivity extensions
Findings
32
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
921
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 32 distinct issues across 6 severities
32
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 38 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 6 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

High
View most visited sites

Can see your most frequently visited websites

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Low
Run in background

Can run scripts in the background when not actively in use

Low
Access favicons

Can retrieve website favicon images

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 16, 2026
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