Is "DreTab: New Tab to the right" on Firefox Add-ons Safe to Install?
Extension for adding Chromium's "New Tab to the right" to Gecko/Firefox
Risk Assessment
Analyzed27 security findings detected across all analyzers
Firefox extension requesting 3 permissions
Severity Breakdown
Finding Categories
YARA Rules Matched
3 rules(7 hits)Requested Permissions
3 permissionsDetailed Findings
8 totalYARA Rule Matches
3 rulesIndicators of Compromise
Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis
All Indicators · 19
detected Domain: fsf.org XIOC detected Domain: fsf.org
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detected URL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/ XIOC detected URL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/
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detected URL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html XIOC detected URL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html
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detected URL: http://addons.mozilla.org/ca/crl.pem0N XIOC detected URL: http://addons.mozilla.org/ca/crl.pem0N
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detected MD5 Hash: 40ee91fde2e206eb6190c165338217e3 XIOC detected MD5 Hash: 40ee91fde2e206eb6190c165338217e3
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detected Domain: www.inkscape.org XIOC detected Domain: www.inkscape.org
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detected Domain: generator.next XIOC detected Domain: generator.next
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detected Domain: arr.map XIOC detected Domain: arr.map
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detected Domain: menuitemids.tab XIOC detected Domain: menuitemids.tab
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detected Domain: background.js.map XIOC detected Domain: background.js.map
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detected URL: https://fsf.org/ XIOC detected URL: https://fsf.org/
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detected Domain: www.gnu.org XIOC detected Domain: www.gnu.org
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detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org XIOC detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org
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detected Domain: mozilla.com XIOC detected Domain: mozilla.com
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detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org XIOC detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org
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detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org XIOC detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org
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detected Domain: thedaviddelta.com XIOC detected Domain: thedaviddelta.com
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detected Domain: tad64c3b43e40dc8ae73bb2f95d563534.40ee91fde2e206eb6190c165338217e3.addons.mozilla.org XIOC detected Domain: tad64c3b43e40dc8ae73bb2f95d563534.40ee91fde2e206eb6190c165338217e3.addons.mozilla.org
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Security Analysis Summary
Security Analysis Overview
DreTab: New Tab to the right is a Firefox Add-ons extension published by TheDavidDelta. Version 1.2 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 49.38/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 27 security findings.
Risk Assessment
This extension presents moderate security risk. Several findings were detected that may warrant attention. Users should carefully review the permissions and findings before installation.
Findings Breakdown
- High: 7 finding(s)
- Medium: 20 finding(s)
What Was Analyzed
The security assessment covers multiple analysis categories:
- Malware Detection: YARA rule matching against 2,400+ malware signatures
- Secret Detection: Scanning for exposed API keys, tokens, and credentials
- Static Analysis: Code-level security analysis for common vulnerability patterns
- Network Analysis: Detection of suspicious network communications and endpoints
- Obfuscation Detection: Identification of code obfuscation techniques
Developer Information
DreTab: New Tab to the right is published by TheDavidDelta on the Firefox Add-ons marketplace. The extension has approximately 17 users.
Recommendation
Exercise caution with this extension. Review the detailed findings and ensure the requested permissions align with the extension's stated functionality before installation.
Source Code Not Available
Source code is not available for this version of the extension.
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