Netcraft Extension

Netcraft Extension

Comprehensive site information and protection from phishing and malicious JavaScript when browsing the web

What is Netcraft Extension?
The 'Netcraft Extension' is a browser tool designed for safety-conscious web users. It provides comprehensive protection against phishing attempts and blocks malicious JavaScript, which can steal personal data or utilize your computer's resources. The extension features an active anti-phishing community watchdog, detailed site reports, and easy reporting of suspicious sites. With Netcraft, users gain an extra layer of defense while surfing the web, ensuring peace of mind with each click.
Stats
Users: 60,000+
Rating: 4.48 (151)
Version: 2.1.2 (Last updated: 2024-02-27)
Creation date: 2020-04-14
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • webRequest
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 786.43K
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Netcraft Extension
Netcraft Extension (v2.1.2)
4.45 (38) 4,372+
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Summary

The Netcraft Extension is a tool allowing easy lookup of information relating to the sites you visit and providing protection from phishing and malicious JavaScript.

What's new in v2.1.2? • Improved caching of our feed to reduce network traffic.

Key Features:

• Protection against phishing sites — The Netcraft anti-phishing community is effectively a giant neighbourhood watch scheme, empowering the most alert and most expert members to defend everyone within the community. As soon as the first recipients of a phishing mail report it, we can block it for all users of the extension providing an additional level of protection from Phishing. Netcraft processes reports of fraudulent URLs from a diverse variety of sources and proactively searches for new fraudulent sites.

• Protection against malicious JavaScript — Prevent your credit card details from being stolen by shopping site skimmers or your computer's processing power being harvested by web miners. Netcraft has been detecting shopping site skimmers, web miners, and other malicious JavaScript since 2017. The extension blocks sites that we have found to be compromised with malicious JavaScript. Additionally, it detects JavaScript that we have identified as being malicious, blocks pages that use it from loading, and automatically reports them to Netcraft to protect the rest of the community.

• Detailed site reports – simply click the Netcraft logo to access a wealth of information about the sites you visit, helping you to make informed choices about their safety.

• Conveniently report suspected phishing & fraudulent sites – At the click of the button you can report suspected web forgeries to Netcraft, helping to protect the community. Netcraft operates an incentive scheme for Phishing site submissions, including iPads, backpacks, mugs, and more… https://report.netcraft.com/pages/report-incentives

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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
  • Provides effective anti-phishing protection
  • Added crypto phishing support recently
  • Users find it better than other security extensions
Cons
  • Reports of it being able to read all user data
  • Can cause issues with the functionality of websites (e.g., Amazon)
  • Identified false positives
Most mentioned
  • Effective against phishing
  • Concerns about privacy and data harvesting
  • Comparison with other security products
Recent reviews
by Cătălin Busuioc Cătălin Busuioc, 2023-12-09

WOW! Netcraft added crypto phishing support!!! And it works even better than scamsniffer! A+!

The extension is able to read everything you view or submit through a web page. You are warned of this in the process of enabling the extension. Data being submitted by the end user is not required in order to alert the user to a threat. This extension is effectively harvesting personal data on the back of claiming to protect it. There are better options out there.
by C Williams C Williams, 2023-05-26
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Safety
Risk impact

Netcraft Extension 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 Netcraft Extension if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Netcraft Extension has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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