SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Simple New Tab
Chrome extension·by Varun Herlekar
95
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
Simple New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
77%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
76%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,653 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
3
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
2
median 18vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 3 distinct issues across 6 severities
3
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High133%
Needs Review00%
Medium133%
Low133%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 2 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
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 13, 2026
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