SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Spotlight Search - New Tab
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Spotlight Search - New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
18%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,712 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
26%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 3,474 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
37
median 6Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
2
median 37vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 37 findings across 5 severities
37
findings
detected
detected
Critical411%
High25%
Medium3081%
Low13%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 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 most visited sites
Can see your most frequently visited websites
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Trigger searches
Can trigger searches using the default search engine
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
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