Is Popup Blocker Gold safe?

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Popup Blocker Gold is critical risk. Our dynamic analysis confirmed that Popup Blocker Gold contacts popupblockergold.com on a 60-minute cycle to download and apply a fresh set of network rules. We captured two sequential requests: first to /rules/?clientId=... which returns a URL pointing to a rules file, then a second fetch to that URL which retrieves the actual rules. Those rules are applied directly to the extension's chrome.declarativeNetRequest dynamic ruleset — with no user prompt. This means the extension operator can, at any time, redirect or block any website at the network level in your browser — without any user prompt. Our dynamic analysis confirmed that when you install Popup Blocker Gold, the extension immediately contacts popupblockergold.com/spark/ and receives a unique clientId that is stored in chrome.storage.local. We observed the same clientId value appearing in every subsequent server request during our test session. The identifier persists until the extension is uninstalled and is also embedded in the uninstall-survey URL, allowing the developer to link your removal action back to your prior session history.

Is Popup Blocker Gold safe?

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