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Medium risk

Microsoft Bing Homepage for Chrome is medium risk. The rating reflects signals from our analysis that have not yet been published as detailed findings.

Microsoft Corporationv1.0.0.8Chrome Web Store
45Risk
Who publishes it

Microsoft Corporation - 9 other listings from the same operator, 2 of them carrying a finding

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
Microsoft Corporation
Declared legal entity
Microsoft Corporation
Registered address
One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-8300, US
Registered contact
Microsoft Corporation

Same operator - 3 listings

Published under a different store account, but sharing the registered address, contact or declared legal entity this one gave the store.

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.0.0.8. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.

  • Read and change your data on every secure site you visit

    https://*/*

  • Read and change your data on every site you visit

    http://*/*

  • Read and change cookies, including the ones that keep you signed in

    cookies

  • Block and redirect the requests your browser makes

    declarativeNetRequest

  • See the address and title of every tab you have open

    tabs

  • Schedule its own background tasks

    alarms

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Add items to the right-click menu

    contextMenus

  • Show you desktop notifications

    notifications

  • Run its own code inside the pages you visit

    scripting

Updated 30 September 2026bgloedfmlbhadhmokjlglkainpfpkcol