Top Risks

• THREAT FEED: extension ID independently confirmed malicious by TPCI chrome-mal-ids — PandaTab 新标签页 [browser-hijack] + malext.io malicious_extension_sentry (+2.5, capped).
• Privacy policy is a generic freeprivacypolicy.com template — admits data collection & 3rd-party sharing but not scoped to this extension.
• NewTab + homepage override routes all new-tab and homepage traffic to developer-controlled domain leisurelypanda.com.
• Developer uses free Gmail address (leisurelypanda.com@gmail.com) with no verified business identity.
• Extension is 22 months stale — within the high-staleness band for an active newtab override with 40k installs.

Evidence

• newtab_override manifest chrome_url_overrides.newtab = index.html; chrome_settings_overrides.homepage = https://tab.leisurelypanda.com/
• privacy_policy_generic api freeprivacypolicy.com template; scope_extension=false, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true — triggers +10.0 privacy.
• free_webmail_developer store Developer email leisurelypanda.com@gmail.com — Gmail, no verified publisher, no recognized org.
• staleness store Last updated October 16 2024; months_since_update=22 — in 6-24mo band (+6.0 maintenance).
• no_js_files crx js_file_count=0, js_files_scanned=0 — extension logic relies entirely on remote domain; code quality unscored.
• no_cve_findings api cve_findings_raw empty; cve_pillar_score=0.0.
• no_bad_hosts api threat_intel.bad_host_hits=[], monetization_hits=[], affiliate_hits=[] — no threat-intel flags.
• installs_moderate store 40,000 installs — below 100k threshold; +1.0 webstore installs > 10k applied.
• threat_feed_membership api Extension ID listed by TPCI chrome-mal-ids — PandaTab 新标签页 [browser-hijack] + malext.io malicious_extension_sentry; score 5.19 -> 7.69 (+2.5 cap 2.5).

Permissions Breakdown

• chrome_url_overrides.newtab medium Replaces every new tab with extension's own page — core newtab-override risk.
• chrome_settings_overrides.homepage medium Overrides browser homepage to developer-controlled domain.

Pillar Scores

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