Is AdGuard AdBlocker safe?
AdGuard AdBlocker accepts a page event that can close the current browser tab during page startup.
AdGuard AdBlocker injects a content script into all HTTP and HTTPS pages and frames at the start of page loading. During the first second after injection, any page or embedded frame can dispatch the adguard:scriptlet-close-window event, which the background handler routes to close the containing tab without verifying that it came from an AdGuard scriptlet.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itAdguard Software Ltd - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
Adguard Software Ltd - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 3 hostnames
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 5.5.2.3. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change your data on every site you visit
<all_urls>
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Watch, block and rewrite every request your browser makes
webRequestBlocking
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
Store data in your browser
storage
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Read and change cookies, including the ones that keep you signed in
cookies
Change your browser's privacy and security settings
privacy