Data Shield for Chrome

Ghost will warn you about search terms that may lead to phishing and scam websites.

Data Shield for Chrome - Safer Online Searching

Data Shield for Chrome is a browser extension that helps make online searching safer by warning about search terms that may lead to phishing and scam websites. It changes your default search engine for enhanced security and provides warning notifications for dangerous content and searches.

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Extension stats

By: https://wiseghostapp.com

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.70

(23)

Version: 1.2.2421 (Last updated: 2024-05-08)

Creation date: 2022-11-29

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

tabs
cookies
webRequest
notifications
idle
contextMenus
storage
scripting
alarms

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 451.58K

Email: co*****@wiseghostapp.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Get Wise Ghost Data Shield to make your online searching safer. 👻

This extension helps your online searches be safer. With the rise in phishing attempts in recent years, some websites may try to get information they shouldn’t have and exploit it to their benefit. Keep yourself in the know by using Data Shield - be careful what you search for and where you browse.

You can feel safer knowing that you got a friendly ghost who helps protect you!

Required Permissions:

Search settings override - changes your default search engine to 'search.wiseghostapp.com' for enhanced security. Searches will pass through our security engine for scanning.
Notifications - used to display warning notifications in cases of dangerous content and searches.
Read and change website data - required to identify URLs and scan web pages. We don't change any of your data and only use this permission to keep you safe.

See how malware blocking works:

Browse to https://isitblocked.org/
Ghost will warn you to make sure you don’t accidentally browse to a dangerous website

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