Dr.Web Link Checker

Dr.Web Link Checker

Dr.Web antivirus extension for link scanning from the context menu. Protects against malware and phishing attacks on social media.

What is Dr.Web Link Checker?
Dr.Web Link Checker is a powerful Chrome extension designed for internet safety. Developed as part of Dr.Web's robust suite, it offers instant webpage and download scanning, blocks unwanted ads, and protects against activity monitoring and malware. Ideal for social networks, this tool checks links in emails, detects malformed links, blocks common ad networks, and more. It combines the best of Dr.Web's antivirus capabilities into a user-friendly browser tool.
Stats
Users: 100,000+
Version: 3.9.21.7050 (Last updated: 2022-07-19)
Creation date: 2020-05-19
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • storage
Size: 454.66K
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Dr.Web LinkChecker
Dr.Web LinkChecker (v3.9.22.11161)
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Summary
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Dr.Web Link Checker is a free extension for Google Chrome that can instantly scan webpages and files downloaded from the Internet, and block website attempts to monitor user activity and display advertisements.

If, for some reason, you have not yet entrusted Dr.Web products to defend your computers, use Dr.Web Link Checker, and surf the World Wide Web without fear of virus attacks, phishing attempts, and annoying ads!

Dr.Web Link Checker’s automatic features • Dr.Web antivirus extension for scanning links. Accessible from the context menu. Protects against phishing attacks and malware infections on social networks. • Blocks attempts to monitor user Internet activity, including on social networks. Blocks all the most common ad network resources and web behaviour analytics that allow user search requests and visited sites to be analysed and the resulting collected data to be used to display specific ads to users. • Blocks ads (social network advertising plugins embedded in pages of third-party sites, ad networks, flash banners and videos, and separate ad units on a page). User-created site exceptions lists indicate which sites can display ads.

User-requested scanning for phishing attempts, malware, unwanted or non-recommended sites

• Scans links before visiting a site • Scans files (up to 12 MB in size) before downloading them from the Internet • Checks links in e-mail messages processed by Mozilla Thunderbird

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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
  • Проверяет ссылки на наличие угроз, таких как вредоносные программы и фишинг
  • Бесплатное расширение
  • Легковесное и хорошо выполняет свои функции
Cons
  • Показывает ошибку при сканировании некоторых веб-сайтов
  • Не блокирует рекламу
  • Может сигнализировать о ложных угрозах и не проверяет большие файлы
Most mentioned
  • Ошибка при сканировании сайтов
  • Не обновлено, упоминание о флеш-данных неактуально
  • Надежность и полезность проверки ссылок
Recent reviews
È leggero, funziona bene e blocca l'essenziale, pochi siti ne percepiscono la presenza.
by A Google user, 2019-02-27

ВСЁ ХОРОШО Я НЕ НЕ ВИНДАХ Я НА APPLE И НА LUNAXS ВСЁ ХОРОШО РАБОТАЕТ
by A Google user, 2018-01-10

È leggero, funziona bene e blocca l'essenziale, pochi siti ne percepiscono la presenza.
by A Google user, 2019-02-27
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Safety
Risk impact

Dr.Web Link Checker 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 Dr.Web Link Checker if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Dr.Web Link Checker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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