Web Safety

Web Safety

Stay protected while searching and surfing the Web. Never worry about suspicious websites again.

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What is Web Safety?
Web Safety is a Chrome extension designed to provide users with maximum online security. Functioning as your trusted guardian, it safeguards against potential online threats and malicious websites. Using the latest cloud-based technologies, it offers an antivirus-level of protection, blocking access to potentially risky sites and displaying warning messages. Additionally, the extension places safety markers on Yahoo Search results, ensuring a reliable and secure browsing experience.
Merlin
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By: websafety
Users: 2,000,000+
Rating: 1.20 (114)
Version: 1.0.4 (Last updated: 2021-08-06)
Creation date: 2021-08-06
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • unlimitedStorage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 1.11M
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Web Safety is your trusted online guardian that helps protect you from some of the most common online threats and malicious websites. Using the most up-to-date cloud-based technology this extension provides users with an antivirus level of protection.

Get front line protection while browsing the web by blocking access to potentially harmful websites by displaying a warning message.

Web Safety also displays informative safety markers on Yahoo Search results to ensure that you can trust the site you are about to visit.

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps to identify and block malware on websites
Cons
  • Auto-installs without user permission
  • Causes browser hijacking
  • Difficult to completely remove
  • Reported as malware
Most mentioned
  • Auto-installs without permission
  • Malware
  • Browser hijacking
Recent reviews
I've never had any problems with this extension. And, it's stops me from going to websites thats got malware on the website It's warns me if it has malware in it. Which it's very helpful plus I'm not sure for what the people that have commented before me on writing their reveiw for extension.
by Casey L. Gill Casey L. Gill, 2022-11-06

Я даже не знал что оно стоит, пока не посмотрел, установилось без разрешения.

Auto-installed with something else. Seems like a virus. Avoid
by Pranav Iyer Pranav Iyer, 2024-03-29
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Safety
Risk impact

Web Safety is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Web Safety if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Web Safety has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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