SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
WebStart+ New Tab
Chrome extension·by dev
78
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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
WebStart+ New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
34%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Productivity
41%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 202,458 productivity extensions
Findings
9
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
100000
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical111%
High222%
Needs Review00%
Medium333%
Low333%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 4 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View most visited sites
Can see your most frequently visited websites
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 15, 2026
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