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7 indicators in this extension

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What our analysis found

New Tab Override, used by 60,890 people, is not yet reviewed by Extension Auditor. It comes from a publisher with 10 extensions and was last updated in July 2026.

New Tab Override

New Tab Override Firefox extension security report

ID: new-tab-override

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
19.0.0
Size
0.09 MB
Rating
4.4/5
Reviews
1,028
Users
60,890
Type
Extension
Updated
Jul 19, 2026
Category
N/A
Price
Free
Featured
Yes
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
No
This publisherTrack record
10extensions
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Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author
Sören Hentzschel
Website
Visit
Extensions
10
Active
5
Obsolete
0
Listed
10
Unlisted
0
Users
154,417

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Install growth

Item
Type
Severity
Description
browserSettings
Permission
High
This permission (Firefox) allows the extension to read and modify global browser settings, including proxy-adjacent networking, DNS-over-HTTPS and homepage configuration. Rated High because it can weaken browser security posture globally.
cookies
Permission
High
This permission provides full access to read and modify browser cookies. Rated High because it can steal session tokens, modify authentication cookies, and compromise accounts across websites.
history
Permission
High
This permission grants access to your complete browsing history. Rated High because it can track all visited websites, reveal sensitive browsing patterns, and expose private information.
sessions
Permission
High
This permission accesses recently closed tabs and windows. Rated High because it can monitor user activity, recover closed sensitive pages, and track browsing patterns.
contextualIdentities
Permission
Medium
This permission (Firefox) manages container tabs. Rated Medium because it can create, remove and inspect the identity containers that isolate a user's sessions from each other.
storage
Permission
Medium
This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.
tabGroups
Permission
Medium
This permission manages tab grouping functionality. Rated Medium because it can monitor tab organization, track user workflow patterns, and modify tab relationships.
tabs
Permission
Medium
This permission enables tab management and monitoring. Rated Medium because it can track open tabs, access tab metadata, and monitor user browsing patterns.
https://www.soeren-hentzschel.at/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
menus
Permission
Low
This permission (Firefox) adds items to browser context menus. Rated Low because it only modifies right-click menus without access to page content.

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About this extension

New Tab Override allows you to set the page that shows whenever you open a new tab.

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7 indicators in this extension

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Version
Size
Verdict
Findings
Permhash
15.1.1
Latest
0.06 MBNot scanned—
49f276d2512efad0ca8b73c06b8354d5993823b6ba1e839dcded81987a159125
16.0.0
0.06 MBNot scanned—
49f276d2512efad0ca8b73c06b8354d5993823b6ba1e839dcded81987a159125
16.0.1
0.06 MBNot scanned—
49f276d2512efad0ca8b73c06b8354d5993823b6ba1e839dcded81987a159125
17.0.0
0.07 MBNot scanned—
49f276d2512efad0ca8b73c06b8354d5993823b6ba1e839dcded81987a159125
18.0.0
0.08 MBNot scanned—
60e54266beb28160d2352fbbc1c6480aaf9754a85429ae2c5a46ebe1c0f05beb
19.0.0
0.09 MBNot scanned—
505c8fd5e4004a3f80d2d486847e53fc6b1ef3010eba9eb603a13d3b4bc7a5ea
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