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New Tab by Cooldesk

Chrome extension·by raghuwanshi.abhay405
59
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

New Tab by Cooldesk's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
5%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
4%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,008 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
129
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
14
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
43
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 129 distinct issues across 6 severities
129
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 151 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 14 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browsing history

Can read and modify your complete browsing history

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

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
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Access session data

Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows

Low
Manage tab groups

Can create and manage tab groups

Low
Detect idle state

Can detect when your machine is idle, active, or locked

Low
Trigger searches

Can trigger searches using the default search engine

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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