---
title: "AdTab Killer — auto close unwanted new tabs – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "10,000 users, rated 4.56 by 36 people. Version 1.8.10, updated 2026-08-22. Requests 9 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ejmbmophncboeanipnpngpeacfeojpja"
---

# AdTab Killer — auto close unwanted new tabs

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 10,000
- Rating: 4.56 from 36 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-28 03:51 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #5,164 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #1,160 of 103,498

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Close tabs and windows generated by intrusive ads or malicious sites

- Extension ID: `ejmbmophncboeanipnpngpeacfeojpja`
- Developer: [htmyname](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u562f606e9d494f30c48e9b9646a0444c)
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2025-05-20
- Last updated: 2026-08-22
- Version: `1.8.10`
- Size: 410 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (26): Deutsch, English, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, italiano, magyar, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, svenska, čeština, русский, українська, العربية, ไทย, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `htmyname.dev`
- Support page: `https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ejmbmophncboeanipnpngpeacfeojpja/support`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adtab-killer-%E2%80%94-auto-close/ejmbmophncboeanipnpngpeacfeojpja>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fejmbmophncboeanipnpngpeacfeojpja>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-28 | 10,000 | 4.56 | 36 |
| 2026-09-27 | 10,000 | 4.56 | 36 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `<all_urls>`: Every website
- `https://adtabkiller.htmyname.dev/*`: adtabkiller.htmyname.dev

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `declarativeNetRequest`: Block or change network requests, using rules
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs
- `webNavigation`: Follow your browsing, page by page
- `windows`: Manage browser windows

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-28 03:51 UTC; next check around 2026-10-04.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “AdTab Killer — auto close unwanted new tabs” (ejmbmophncboeanipnpngpeacfeojpja). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-28. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ejmbmophncboeanipnpngpeacfeojpja. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ejmbmophncboeanipnpngpeacfeojpja,
  title   = {AdTab Killer — auto close unwanted new tabs (ejmbmophncboeanipnpngpeacfeojpja)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-28},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ejmbmophncboeanipnpngpeacfeojpja},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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