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New Tab

Firefox extension·by EDGE
99
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.

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How it ranks

New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
99%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
89.16%of its category extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
1
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
4
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
9
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 1 distinct issue across 6 severities
1
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 9 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

High
View most visited sites

Can see your most frequently visited websites

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Low
Trigger searches

Can trigger searches using the default search engine

Low
Customize theme

Can change the browser theme appearance

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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