diff --git a/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-data.service.spec.ts b/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-data.service.spec.ts
index d633c0612f5..4215144d83a 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,51 @@ describe("PhishingDataService", () => {
   });
 
   describe("isPhishingWebAddress", () => {
+    it("should return false for chrome:// URLs without checking IndexedDB", async () => {
+      const url = new URL("chrome://newtab/");
+      const result = await service.isPhishingWebAddress(url);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+      expect(mockIndexedDbService.hasUrl).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mockIndexedDbService.loadAllUrls).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("should return false for about: URLs without checking IndexedDB", async () => {
+      const url = new URL("about:blank");
+      const result = await service.isPhishingWebAddress(url);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+      expect(mockIndexedDbService.hasUrl).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("should return false for file:// URLs without checking IndexedDB", async () => {
+      const url = new URL("file:///Users/test/document.html");
+      const result = await service.isPhishingWebAddress(url);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+      expect(mockIndexedDbService.hasUrl).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("should check http:// URLs normally", async () => {
+      mockIndexedDbService.hasUrl.mockResolvedValue(false);
+      mockIndexedDbService.loadAllUrls.mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+      const url = new URL("http://example.com");
+      await service.isPhishingWebAddress(url);
+
+      expect(mockIndexedDbService.hasUrl).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("should check https:// URLs normally", async () => {
+      mockIndexedDbService.hasUrl.mockResolvedValue(false);
+      mockIndexedDbService.loadAllUrls.mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+      const url = new URL("https://example.com");
+      await service.isPhishingWebAddress(url);
+
+      expect(mockIndexedDbService.hasUrl).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it("should detect a phishing web address using quick hasUrl lookup", async () => {
       // Mock hasUrl to return true for direct hostname match
       mockIndexedDbService.hasUrl.mockResolvedValue(true);
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-data.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-data.service.ts
index 10268fa7f93..9a7aab0fd06 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-data.service.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-data.service.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ export class PhishingDataService {
    * @returns True if the URL is a known phishing web address, false otherwise
    */
   async isPhishingWebAddress(url: URL): Promise<boolean> {
+    // Skip non-http(s) protocols - phishing database only contains web URLs
+    // This prevents expensive fallback checks for chrome://, about:, file://, etc.
+    if (url.protocol !== "http:" && url.protocol !== "https:") {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     // Quick check for QA/dev test addresses
     if (this._testWebAddresses.includes(url.href)) {
       return true;
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-detection.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-detection.service.ts
index 815007e1d4c..9e651a75fa7 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-detection.service.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/dirt/phishing-detection/services/phishing-detection.service.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import {
-  concatMap,
   distinctUntilChanged,
   EMPTY,
   filter,
   map,
   merge,
+  mergeMap,
   Subject,
   switchMap,
   tap,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class PhishingDetectionService {
       tap((message) =>
         logService.debug(`[PhishingDetectionService] user selected continue for ${message.url}`),
       ),
-      concatMap(async (message) => {
+      mergeMap(async (message) => {
         const url = new URL(message.url);
         this._ignoredHostnames.add(url.hostname);
         await BrowserApi.navigateTabToUrl(message.tabId, url);
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ export class PhishingDetectionService {
           prev.ignored === curr.ignored,
       ),
       tap((event) => logService.debug(`[PhishingDetectionService] processing event:`, event)),
-      concatMap(async ({ tabId, url, ignored }) => {
+      // Use mergeMap for parallel processing - each tab check runs independently
+      // Concurrency limit of 5 prevents overwhelming IndexedDB
+      mergeMap(async ({ tabId, url, ignored }) => {
         if (ignored) {
           // The next time this host is visited, block again
           this._ignoredHostnames.delete(url.hostname);
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ export class PhishingDetectionService {
             `?phishingUrl=${url.toString()}`,
         );
         await BrowserApi.navigateTabToUrl(tabId, phishingWarningPage);
-      }),
+      }, 5),
     );
 
     const onCancelCommand$ = messageListener