Trend Micro Security for Best Buy

Name: Trend Micro Security for Best Buy
Rating: 3.4 (45 reviews)
Author: Trend Micro Inc.

Protects against web threats like malicious websites, phishing attempts, and online email fraud. Reveals social media privacy risks.

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Trend Micro Security for Best Buy is a powerful Chrome extension designed to safeguard your online experience. It provides advanced, cloud-enabled protection against web threats including malicious websites, phishing attacks, banking and tech support scams, and identity theft. The extension enhances browsing by blocking intrusive ads, resulting in faster page loads.

Additionally, it features an Email Defender to detect fraudulent messages in popular webmail accounts like Gmail, Outlook.com, and Yahoo Mail. Its Privacy Scanner evaluates your social media accounts such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn for privacy risks. For added security during financial activities, Pay Guard works with the desktop app to protect transactions. Note that some features require a Trend Micro Account with an active subscription. This extension is essential for users seeking comprehensive web, email, and social media security within their browser.

Add-on Privacy & Security Productivity Utilities

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Users:

Rating:

Version:

1.7.1591.0 Last updated: 2025-06-19

Creation date:

2024-06-25

Risk:

Permissions:

cookies
tabs
storage
nativeMessaging
management
scripting
declarativeNetRequest
declarativeNetRequestFeedback
system.storage
system.cpu

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size:

8.44MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-09

Ranking

# 343

User reviews

User reviews for Trend Micro Security for Best Buy Edge add-on are mixed. Long-term users praise its virus and adware protection and usefulness for family safety. However, many complain about persistent and confusing prompts to install or log in, difficulty in setup and confirming installation, and occasional blocking of certain websites. Some users also note it lacks protection against phishing or banking scams and does not scan Yahoo emails, causing dissatisfaction. Overall, usability issues and inconsistent protection effectiveness are the main concerns.

Pros

Provides good protection against adware and viruses according to several users
Works well on browsers other than Microsoft Edge
Has been reliable and effective for long-term users
Green box indicator on Google search results helps identify safe websites
Some users find it helpful for child safety on the internet

Cons

Frequently prompts users to install or log in again, even if already installed
Difficult and not user-friendly to set up and confirm installation status
Often blocks websites users consider safe, including political donation sites
Does not provide effective protection against major threats like phishing and banking scams according to some
Does not scan Yahoo emails and has misleading promotion from sales reps

Recent reviews

Keeps opening tabs stating that I have to log in to continue my protection, but when I try it says something went wrong, try again later. Has been this way for over a year. PLEASE FIX

by Ki*****, 2025-06-21

Most of the time it is ok. But sometimes it blocks what I perceive as ok web sites. Most of those are requesting political donations. Especially on my phone.

by St*****, 2024-03-09

Has not been working.

by Da*****, 2023-02-10

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Trend Micro Security for Best Buy requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that an Edge add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Edge add-on reputation on Edge Add-on Store, the amount of time the Edge add-on has been around, and other signals about the Edge add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing an Edge add-on.

Trend Micro Security for Best Buy is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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