Privacy & Security extensions

Security reviews of 172 Privacy & Security browser extensions, each rated on what its code does when it runs.

  1. AdGuard

    Adguard Software Ltd

    Clean

    Blocks ads, pop-ups, trackers, social widgets, and known harmful sites while you browse the web.

  2. Malwarebytes Browser Guard

    Malwarebytes

    Clean

    Malwarebytes Browser Guard sends blocked URLs and tab browsing history to Malwarebytes telemetry servers by default.

  3. Online Security

    ReasonLabs

    High

    Online Security reads up to 100,000 URLs from your browser history and sends them to a third-party server on every tab navigation.

  4. Authenticator

    Low

    Authenticator stores TOTP codes locally and offers cloud backup via Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox, with OAuth client secrets hardcoded in the distributed bundle.

  5. NordPass

    NordPass

    Low

    Stores and autofills passwords, passkeys, payment details, personal notes, and files in a digital vault.

  6. Bitwarden

    Bitwarden Inc.

    Clean

    Stores and manages passwords in an end-to-end encrypted vault across devices.

  7. Urban VPN

    Urban VPN

    Critical

    Urban VPN captures keystrokes, checkout PII, and browsing activity from 133 ecommerce sites and transmits them to falais.com servers.

  8. Avast Online Security & Privacy

    Avast Software

    Clean

    Avast Online Security & Privacy transmits every visited URL and search result links to Avast servers for malware and phishing classification.

  9. Norton Password Manager

    NortonLifeLock Inc

    Clean

    This extension stores, generates, syncs, and autofills passwords from an encrypted online vault.

  10. DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection

    DuckDuckGo Inc.

    Clean

    Sets DuckDuckGo as the default search and adds tracker, cookie, HTTPS, and fingerprinting protections while browsing.

  11. AdBlocker Ultimate

    AdBlockUltimate.net

    Clean

    Blocks ads, trackers, and known malicious domains on web pages.

  12. 1VPN

    1VPN

    Medium
  13. ЮБуст

    Uboost

    Medium
  14. ExpressVPN

    ExpressVPN

    Low

    ExpressVPN exposes VPN connection state and server coordinates to any website via an open external messaging channel.

  15. Free VPN For Chrome & Ad blocker - Planet VPN

    Free VPN Planet

    Medium

    Free VPN For Chrome - Planet VPN resolves its backend API URL from a Telegraph dead-drop page on every startup, allowing the operator to silently redirect all traffic.

  16. Surfshark VPN Extension

    Surfshark Apps

    Clean

    Surfshark VPN Extension sends every visited domain and full email content to Surfshark servers, each tagged with a persistent device identifier.

  17. TrafficLight

    Bitdefender

    Clean

    TrafficLight sends every visited URL and Facebook ad content to Bitdefender's cloud servers for reputation and malvertising analysis.

  18. SBlock

    Sblock

    Medium
  19. Turbo VPN - Secure Free VPN Proxy

    Turbo VPN - Free and Secure VPN proxy

    Low

    Turbo VPN sends your real IP address, account credentials, and session data to third-party analytics endpoints on every VPN connection.

  20. UltraSurf

    Ultrareach

    High
  21. KeePassXC-Browser

    KeePassXC

    Clean

    This extension lets the browser use KeePassXC to fill saved passwords into websites.

  22. Virtru

    Virtru Corporation

    Clean

    Protects Gmail messages and attachments with encryption and access controls.

  23. Web of Trust

    WOT Services Oy

    Medium

    This extension shows website safety ratings and warns about suspicious or harmful sites.

  24. FoxyProxy

    FoxyProxy

    Clean

    Switches Chrome or Firefox proxy settings by click, URL pattern, or individual browser tab.

  25. RoboForm

    Roboform For Chrome Publisher

    Low

    Manages passwords, passkeys, authenticator codes, and autofill for online logins.

  26. DotVPN

    Smart Security Ltd.

    Medium
  27. Troywell VPN

    High
  28. ExpressKeys

    ExpressVPN

    Medium
  29. IBA Opt-out (by Google)

    iba-opt-out-extension@google.com

    Clean

    This extension opts you out of Google DoubleClick interest-based advertising cookies.

  30. Plugins

    singleclickapps

    Clean

    This extension opens a toolbar menu for managing Chrome extensions, apps, themes, and plugin-related settings.

  31. Privacy Test

    www.hotcleaner.com

    Low
  32. Ad Block Wonder

    Wonder Block

    High
  33. Adblock

    adbloxteam

    High
  34. PureVPN

    PureVPN

    Low

    PureVPN supplies decrypted VPN credentials in response to HTTP authentication challenges from any host, not only its own proxy servers.

  35. Urban Browser Guard

    Urban VPN

    High
  36. Go Incognito

    BrowserNative

    Clean

    Opens the current tab in an incognito window and removes it from browsing history.

  37. Open incognito tab

    cswprodev

    Medium

    Open incognito tab sends feedback messages and the active tab URL to Telegram.

  38. Private Internet Access

    Private Internet Access

    Clean

    This extension routes Chrome browsing through a Private Internet Access proxy.

  39. Twitch Adblock

    Clean

    Blocks ads on Twitch and other websites while reducing redirects and tracking tools.

  40. 2FA Authenticator

    TypingDNA Main

    Clean

    2FA Authenticator sends typing biometric enrollment and login data to TypingDNA for authentication.

  41. AdGuard

    Adguard Software Ltd

    Clean

    This extension blocks ads, pop-ups, ad videos, and tracking in the browser.

  42. blancvpn-%E2%80%94-fast-and-secur

    Yadda

    Clean

    This proxy extension routes browsing through VPN server locations to access region-restricted websites.

  43. Canvas Fingerprint Defender

    Yubi

    Clean

    This extension reports a random fake canvas fingerprint when websites check canvas data.

  44. Click and Clean

    BrowserNative

    Clean

    Deletes browsing data with one click or a keyboard shortcut.

  45. Enpass

    enpass.io

    Clean

    Enpass Password Manager captures form credentials and WebAuthn calls on all pages and forwards them to the local Enpass desktop app via WebSocket.

  46. CyberArk Secure Web Sessions

    cyberark.com

    Clean

    This extension records and audits activity in CyberArk Identity-protected web applications.

  47. Pocket Universe

    Kerberus Cyber Security, Inc.

    Medium
  48. Random User-Agent (Switcher)

    random-user-agent.com

    Clean

    Automatically changes your browser User-Agent string at regular intervals.

  49. Shodan

    Shodan

    Clean

    Shodan sends visited site hostnames to Shodan services to look up IP and host intelligence.

  50. SmartProxy

    Salar K

    Low

    SmartProxy loads an AvaProxy favicon from avaproxy.com when its settings page opens.

  51. Stealthy

    Stealthy

    Clean

    Stealthy routes browser traffic through HTTP proxies selected by its API when the user turns the proxy on.

  52. Trend Micro ID Protection

    trend-micro

    Clean

    Blocks ads, trackers, risky sites, and manages passwords from the browser.

  53. TrustBuilder Backup

    inWebo Technologies

    Clean

    TrustBuilder Backup copies ult-inwebo.com localStorage into extension storage for backup and restore.

  54. VPN Proxy Master

    https://www.vpnproxymaster.com

    Medium
  55. 2FAS Auth

    2FAS

    Clean

    This extension fills two-factor authentication tokens from the 2FAS Auth mobile app in your browser.

  56. Block Site

    rynu.smith

    Clean

    Blocks chosen websites and can redirect or limit access based on custom rules.

  57. AegisWeb3

    AegisWeb3

    Medium
  58. FranceVerif - Sécurité en ligne

    WebVerif

    Low

    FranceVerif - Sécurité en ligne lets any page ask its content script for the stored FranceVerif user UUID.

  59. CocoShot: Screenshot & Screen Recorder

    https://cocoshot.net

    Medium

    CocoShot lets any website request and receive your camera and microphone device list through its permissions page.

  60. VPN Super

    VPN - Super Fast & Unlimited

    Medium

    Free VPN - Super routes all your browser traffic through operator-supplied proxy servers configured from the vendor's remote API.