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New Tab - xkcd comics theme

Chrome extension·by Panda4817
49
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points

  • No update in over 5 years
Why this matters

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How it ranks

New Tab - xkcd comics theme's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
36%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,238 extensions
In Lifestyle
35%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 49,062 lifestyle extensions
Findings
33
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
44
median 25vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 33 distinct issues across 6 severities
33
distinct issues
detected

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
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
View most visited sites(optional)

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

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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