SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
New Tab Homepage
Firefox extension·by Ben Basson
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
New Tab Homepage's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
82.52%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
72.52%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
4
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
3
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
4
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
1
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 6 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical125%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium125%
Low250%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 4 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 3 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 open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Access browsing history
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
Medium
Browser settings
Can read and modify browser-wide settings
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