Is Zenmate Gratis VPN Chrome safe?

Medium risk

Zenmate Gratis VPN Chrome is medium risk. The rating also reflects analysis signals not yet published as detailed findings.

Strong link to a flagged operator: 1 of the 2 other listings from the same operator is rated high or critical for malicious behavior. Flagged: Freezen MateVPN for Chrome (high).

FreeToolsv2.1Chrome Web Store
43Risk
Who publishes it

FreeTools - 2 other listings from the same operator, 1 of them carrying a finding

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

Publisher
FreeTools

Same store account

2 other listings published from this account, 40k+ users between them. 1 of them carries a finding.

Shared hosts - 1 hostname

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.

zenmate.com
Also called by 3 other listings, including CyberGhost VPN Free Proxy, ZenMate Free VPN

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. 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

    http://*/*

  • Read and change your data on every secure site you visit

    https://*/*

  • See the address and title of every tab you have open

    tabs

Updated 15 October 2026edmnlkifbknbpkdlhmmhmhegdbacpfdg