Is Malwarebytes Browser Guard safe?
Malwarebytes Browser Guard sends blocked URLs and tab browsing history to Malwarebytes telemetry servers by default.
When the extension blocks a URL, it transmits the blocked URL, its parent URL, and the full navigation history of the current tab to mbgc-c-{version}.telemetry.malwarebytes.com. This telemetry is enabled by default on Chrome because the opt-out setting evaluates to enabled when unset. Each payload also includes a persistent installation token (a UUID tied to the browser) that allows Malwarebytes to correlate records across sessions.
Who publishes itMalwarebytes - no other listings under this identity, 12 shared hostnames
Malwarebytes - no other listings under this identity, 12 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 12 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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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Malwarebytes Browser Guard contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- mbgc-c-{version}.telemetry.malwarebytes.com
Malwarebytes Browser Guard sends data to mbgc-c-{version}.telemetry.malwarebytes.com. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.