BitGuard

Name: BitGuard
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Bitguard

Use Bitguard Extension to stop annoying ads, improve browser speeds, block malware, and protect yourself online.

This add-on was removed from Firefox Browser Add-ons on 2022-11-21

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Bitguard Browser Extention is a free extension that blocks ads and malicious domains known to spread malware, disables tracking. We have included a few extensive filters that offer decent protection against annoying, flashy ads, YouTube commercials, and more. Unlike other adblockers we do not have a whitelist for websites, advertisers or ad networks to show you unwanted ads. Blocking ads will speed up your website load speed, decrease CPU and memory usage.

The extension allows you to switch back on ads for your favorite websites in case you know there are no intrusive and/or misleading advertising there.

Features

Remove all ads
Block malware and tracking
Improve browser performance
No "acceptable" ads or whitelisted websites/ad networks

Why another AdBlocker though?

Bitguard was created with the sole purpose to block ALL ads. Many adblockers are affiliated with ad networks bypassing ads for a fee. We couldn't find an adblocker blocking everything, so we just decided to make our own, filtering every ad without exceptions.

Also Bitguard Extention integrates link to "Bitguard Scan" our security risk score product.

Found an issue?

Post in the Issue section of this repository or contact us on our [website](https://www.getbitguard.com/support)

You can drop us a line at hello@getbitguard.com.

License

Free. Bitguard browser extention is an open source project licensed under GPL v3. The first version was forked from AdGuard v 3.5.31 on 24 December 2020 inheriting the GPL v3 license for open source.

Add-on

By:

Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

1.0 Last updated: 2021-01-21

Creation date:

2021-01-20

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
<all_urls>
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
webNavigation
storage
contextMenus
cookies
privacy

Size:

5.98MB

Email:

ex*****@getbitguard.com

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2022-11-21

User reviews

Great security extension for everyday use!

by Ro*****, 2021-01-22

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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.

BitGuard requires a lot of sensitive permissions. 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 a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Browser Add-ons, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox 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 a Firefox add-on.

BitGuard may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.