Is IQ Tab - Custom New Tab safe?
IQ Tab is medium risk. Searches from the IQ Tab new tab page go to find.bsrcgetit.com instead of staying local. The request includes the search results URL, referrer context, and hardcoded affiliate identifiers such as gd, searchsource, and n.
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Findings
New tab searches go to find.bsrcgetit.com with affiliate IDs
Searches from the IQ Tab new tab page go to find.bsrcgetit.com instead of staying local.
The request includes the search results URL, referrer context, and hardcoded affiliate identifiers such as gd, searchsource, and n.
The user submits a search from the new tab page.
The extension directs the browser to find.bsrcgetit.com with the search query and fixed affiliate identifiers.
| Field | Value | Why it matters | |
|---|---|---|---|
Search results URL | https://find.bsrcgetit.com/results.aspx?gd=RD1003402&searchsource=69&n=7710&q=weather (illustrative) | The outgoing URL carries the submitted search query and affiliate parameters to the search provider. | |
Referrer context | chrome-extension://<extension-id>/newtab.html (illustrative) | The request can indicate that the search came from the extension's new tab experience. |
Dynamic analysis confirmed the new tab override and the GET search form that sends submitted queries to find.bsrcgetit.com with fixed gd, searchsource, and n values.