Is FortiClient WebFilter safe?

Clean risk

Enforces FortiClient web security filtering for browsing on Chrome devices.

This extension is a Fortinet FortiClient Endpoint plug-in for Chrome devices. It helps enforce the Web Security feature to support safer browsing.

FortiClient Chromev8.0.0.0018Chrome Web Store
0Risk
Who publishes it

FortiClient Chrome - 2 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
FortiClient Chrome
Registered address
943 Madore Ave, Coquitlam, BC V3K 3B4, CA
Registered contact
Jinhai Yang

Same store account

2 other listings published from this account, 1.1M+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.

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.

bis.doc.gov
Also called by 3 other listings, including Join
fortinet.com
Also called by 4 other listings, including FortiDLP
support.fortinet.com
Also called by 4 other listings, including Push Security, Push Security

AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.

Publishers can request a review.

What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 8.0.0.0018. 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

  • Run hidden pages in the background

    offscreen

  • Schedule its own background tasks

    alarms

  • See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it

    webNavigation

  • Watch every request your browser makes

    webRequest

  • Watch, block and rewrite every request your browser makes

    webRequestBlocking

  • Start, monitor and manage your downloads

    downloads

  • Change your browser's privacy and security settings

    privacy

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