Is "DreTab: New Tab to the right" on Firefox Add-ons Safe to Install?

TheDavidDelta · firefox · v1.2

Extension for adding Chromium's "New Tab to the right" to Gecko/Firefox

Risk Assessment

Analyzed
49.38
out of 100
MEDIUM

27 security findings detected across all analyzers

Firefox extension requesting 3 permissions

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
7
High
20
Medium
0
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

7
Malware Signatures
19
IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

3 rules(7 hits)
postinstall network communication postinstall system command postinstall file manipulation

Requested Permissions

3 permissions
tabs
Medium
bookmarks
Medium
menus
Low

Detailed Findings

8 total

YARA Rule Matches

3 rules

Indicators of Compromise

Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis

URLs
4
Domains
13
Strings
19

All Indicators · 19

Domain
detected Domain: fsf.org

XIOC detected Domain: fsf.org

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/

XIOC detected URL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/

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URL
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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URL
detected URL: http://addons.mozilla.org/ca/crl.pem0N

XIOC detected URL: http://addons.mozilla.org/ca/crl.pem0N

extracted_from_files

Hash
detected MD5 Hash: 40ee91fde2e206eb6190c165338217e3

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: 40ee91fde2e206eb6190c165338217e3

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: www.inkscape.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.inkscape.org

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Domain
detected Domain: generator.next

XIOC detected Domain: generator.next

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: arr.map

XIOC detected Domain: arr.map

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: menuitemids.tab

XIOC detected Domain: menuitemids.tab

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Domain
detected Domain: background.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: background.js.map

extracted_from_files

Other
detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://fsf.org/

XIOC detected URL: https://fsf.org/

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: www.gnu.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.gnu.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: mozilla.com

XIOC detected Domain: mozilla.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: thedaviddelta.com

XIOC detected Domain: thedaviddelta.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: tad64c3b43e40dc8ae73bb2f95d563534.40ee91fde2e206eb6190c165338217e3.addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: tad64c3b43e40dc8ae73bb2f95d563534.40ee91fde2e206eb6190c165338217e3.addons.mozilla.org

extracted_from_files

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.

Frequently Asked Questions