Is MyAdFilter safe?
MyAdFilter sends the full URL of pages on vendor-listed sites, with ad counts, to api.poc.myadfilter.com.
On sites matching a publisher list fetched from the vendor's backend, the extension hides ad elements and periodically sends the page URL, including any query string, plus blocked and allowed ad counts to the vendor. It logs in to that backend with a username and password stored in the extension's code. A first-run page can also offer to uninstall competing ad blockers when the user clicks a button, and reports that to the vendor.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itMyAdFilter - no other listings under this identity
MyAdFilter - no other listings under this identity
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 2.1.5. 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
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
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
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Show you desktop notifications
notifications
See, disable and uninstall your other extensions, including your security ones
management
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed MyAdFilter 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.
- api.poc.myadfilter.com
MyAdFilter sends data to api.poc.myadfilter.com. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.