Is "Pull The Lever! Tab Saver" on Firefox Add-ons Safe to Install?

TheDavidDelta · firefox · v1.1

This addon saves and closes the open tabs of the current window to the addon's synced storage. When the lever is pushed up, the tabs are restored in the present window in the order they were saved.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed
51.03
out of 100
MEDIUM

70 security findings detected across all analyzers

Firefox extension requesting 2 permissions

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
5
High
65
Medium
0
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

5
Malware Signatures
61
IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

4 rules(5 hits)
postinstall system command postinstall network communication postinstall file manipulation postinstall persistence mechanism

Requested Permissions

2 permissions
tabs
Medium
storage
Low

About This Extension

This addon saves and closes the open tabs of the current window to the addon's synced storage. When the lever is pushed up, the tabs are restored in the present window in the order they were saved.

Detailed Findings

6 total

YARA Rule Matches

4 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs
27
Domains
32
Strings
61

All Indicators · 61

Other
detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

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Domain
detected Domain: fsf.org

XIOC detected Domain: fsf.org

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill/issues

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill/issues

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill

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Hash
detected MD5 Hash: d74fe41ed80e3adea61a5164db993c50

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: d74fe41ed80e3adea61a5164db993c50

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URL
detected URL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/guides/porting-chrome-extensions)'s

XIOC detected URL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/guides/porting-chrome-extensions)'s

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/rpl/example-msedge-extension-with-webextension-polyfill

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/rpl/example-msedge-extension-with-webextension-polyfill

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill/pull/114

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill/pull/114

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill/issues/102#issuecomment-379365343

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill/issues/102#issuecomment-379365343

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URL
detected URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/onMessage)

XIOC detected URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/onMessage)

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill/issues/130

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill/issues/130

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URL
detected URL: https://unpkg.com/webextension-polyfill/dist/

XIOC detected URL: https://unpkg.com/webextension-polyfill/dist/

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill/releases

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill/releases

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URL
detected URL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/copy-webpack-plugin):

XIOC detected URL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/copy-webpack-plugin):

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/Lusito/webextension-polyfill-ts)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/Lusito/webextension-polyfill-ts)

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Domain
detected Domain: www.inkscape.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.inkscape.org

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URL
detected URL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@types/chrome)

XIOC detected URL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@types/chrome)

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URL
detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=WebExtensions&component=Untriaged

XIOC detected URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=WebExtensions&component=Untriaged

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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

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URL
detected URL: http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.

XIOC detected URL: http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.

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URL
detected URL: https://travis-ci.org/mozilla/webextension-polyfill.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mozilla/webextension-polyfill)

XIOC detected URL: https://travis-ci.org/mozilla/webextension-polyfill.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mozilla/webextension-polyfill)

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URL
detected URL: https://badge.fury.io/js/webextension-polyfill.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/webextension-polyfill)

XIOC detected URL: https://badge.fury.io/js/webextension-polyfill.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/webextension-polyfill)

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URL
detected URL: https://www.w3.org/community/browserext/

XIOC detected URL: https://www.w3.org/community/browserext/

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URL
detected URL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/webextension-polyfill).

XIOC detected URL: https://www.npmjs.com/package/webextension-polyfill).

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URL
detected Domain: urls.map

XIOC detected Domain: urls.map

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Domain
detected Domain: images.save

XIOC detected Domain: images.save

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Domain
detected Domain: background.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: background.js.map

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Other
detected Email: [email protected]

XIOC detected Email: [email protected]

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill)

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

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

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

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

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Domain
detected Domain: developer.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: developer.mozilla.org

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Domain
detected Domain: wrapper.call

XIOC detected Domain: wrapper.call

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Domain
detected Domain: chrome.runtime.id

XIOC detected Domain: chrome.runtime.id

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Domain
detected Domain: c.call

XIOC detected Domain: c.call

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Domain
detected Domain: browser-polyfill.min.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: browser-polyfill.min.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: generator.next

XIOC detected Domain: generator.next

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Domain
detected Domain: tablist.map

XIOC detected Domain: tablist.map

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Domain
detected Domain: www.npmjs.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.npmjs.com

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Domain
detected Domain: unpkg.com

XIOC detected Domain: unpkg.com

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Domain
detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Domain
detected Domain: bugzilla.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: bugzilla.mozilla.org

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Domain
detected Domain: docs.microsoft.com

XIOC detected Domain: docs.microsoft.com

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Domain
detected Domain: tab.id

XIOC detected Domain: tab.id

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Domain
detected Domain: contributing.md

XIOC detected Domain: contributing.md

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Domain
detected Domain: thedaviddelta.com

XIOC detected Domain: thedaviddelta.com

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Domain
detected Domain: t5e0078171dd66592ad11b9f9eef69f88.d74fe41ed80e3adea61a5164db993c50.addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: t5e0078171dd66592ad11b9f9eef69f88.d74fe41ed80e3adea61a5164db993c50.addons.mozilla.org

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/kelseasy/web-ext-types)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/kelseasy/web-ext-types)

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Domain
detected Domain: mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: mozilla.org

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Domain
detected Domain: travis-ci.org

XIOC detected Domain: travis-ci.org

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Domain
detected Domain: badge.fury.io

XIOC detected Domain: badge.fury.io

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Domain
detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.org

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Domain
detected Domain: www.gnu.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.gnu.org

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Domain
detected Domain: readme.md

XIOC detected Domain: readme.md

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Domain
detected Domain: browser-polyfill.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: browser-polyfill.js.map

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Domain
detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: signingca1.addons.mozilla.org

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Domain
detected Domain: mozilla.com

XIOC detected Domain: mozilla.com

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Domain
detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: addons.mozilla.org

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Domain
detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org

XIOC detected Domain: content-signature.mozilla.org

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URL
detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill.git

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/mozilla/webextension-polyfill.git

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Pull The Lever! Tab Saver is a Firefox Add-ons extension published by TheDavidDelta. Version 1.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 51.03/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 70 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: 5 finding(s)
  • Medium: 65 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

Pull The Lever! Tab Saver is published by TheDavidDelta on the Firefox Add-ons marketplace. The extension has approximately 21 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