Is Online Search safe?
Online Search sends typed new-tab search terms to onlinesearchtool.org for suggestions and search.
Online Search replaces the browser new tab page with its own search UI. As users type in that page, it sends the entered terms to onlinesearchtool.org for autocomplete suggestions, and submitted searches can open an onlinesearchtool.org search endpoint depending on a stored install-date gate.
Who publishes itOnline Search Tool - 3 other listings from the same operator, 2 of them carrying a finding
Online Search Tool - 3 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.
Same store account
3 other listings published from this account, 54k+ users between them. 2 of them carry a finding.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.0.1.2. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Run searches with your default search engine
search
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Online Search contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- onlinesearchtool.org
Online Search sends data to onlinesearchtool.org. One other extension we have analysed sends data here.