SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Shortcuts In Newtab
Chrome extension·by kchang
87
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Shortcuts In Newtab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
57%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 401,999 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
53%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,640 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
9
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
807
median 18vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 11 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical00%
High222%
Needs Review00%
Medium556%
Low00%
Info222%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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
Low
Access favicons
Can retrieve website favicon images
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 4, 2026
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