Is New Tab & Toolbox safe?

High risk

Toolbox is high risk. The rating reflects signals from our analysis that have not yet been published as detailed findings.

MSTECHv46.0Chrome Web Store
69Risk
Who publishes it

MSTECH - 1 other listing from the same operator, none carrying a finding

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

Publisher
MSTECH

Same store account

1 other listing published from this account, 7k+ users between them, none of them carrying 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 44.6. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to. The current listed version is 46.0, which we have not unpacked yet.

  • Read and change your data on every site you visit

    http://*/*

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

    https://*/*

  • Read files on your computer that you open in the browser

    file:///*

  • 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

  • Add items to the right-click menu

    contextMenus

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Run hidden pages in the background

    offscreen

  • Run searches with your default search engine

    search

Updated 15 October 2026mjfahldkpjhcnfbbmdhpjolcjpcfhcpj