Search (powered by SmilingBOT)

Name: Search (powered by SmilingBOT)
Price: Free USD
Author: https://www.smilingbot.com

Start each new tab with 'Search', from SmilingBOT! Love it!

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2021-03-17 due to bundling unwanted software

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Keep it simple, keep it fresh.

Open each new tab the Search, powered by SmilingBOT (the friendly search engine).

Safe, funny and fast!

Extension

By:

https://www.smilingbot.com

Users:

Version:

1.0.1 Last updated: 2017-07-13

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
<all_urls>
chrome://favicon/

Size:

81.15KB

Price:

Free

Email:

he*****@happyhey.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

4 years ago

Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Search (powered by SmilingBOT) requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Search (powered by SmilingBOT) is very likely to contain malware and should not be trusted. Avoid installing.