SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
NewTab — Custom New Tab URL Redirect
Chrome extension
89
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
NewTab — Custom New Tab URL Redirect's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
62%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
59%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,008 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
6
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
1000
median 18vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 6 distinct issues across 6 severities
6
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 8 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical00%
High117%
Needs Review00%
Medium583%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 permissions declared
No risky permissions
2 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
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 12, 2026
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