McAfee® Secure Search

What is McAfee® Secure Search?

McAfee® Secure Search is a Chrome extension that updates your default search provider to provide color coded search results, indicating safe and potentially risky websites. It helps you stay protected while searching online.

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Extension stats

By: McAfee, LLC

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 700,000+

Rating: 3.72 (36)

Version: 4.1.0.97 (Last updated: 2024-03-19)

Creation date: 2023-05-30

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

nativeMessaging
webRequest
storage
scripting
alarms

Host permissions:

https://www.siteadvisor.com/search/*
*://*/

Size: 1.14M

Email: _2*****@McAfee.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 766 ▼ 7

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Extension summary

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Search safer online with McAfee® Secure Search powered by Yahoo. Color coded search results tell you which sites are safe – and which could be dangerous. McAfee® Secure Search updates your default search provider in Chrome to help you stay protected.

Group Support Community: https://community.mcafee.com/community/home/web_email/webadvisor

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 good protection from bad websites.
Users find it reliable for security.
Offers useful reviews of protection activities.

Cons

Redirects users to Yahoo, causing frustration.
Frequent pop-ups that interrupt user activities.
Inability to set Google as the default search engine.

Most mentioned

Annoying pop-ups and redirection to Yahoo.
Difficulty in using Google as the default search engine.
Good security features in terms of protection.

Recent reviews

Eric Quintino, 2024-09-23

Awesome

Ready Fiber, 2024-08-18

PROSPERIDADE ADQUIRIDA, 2024-07-27

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Extension safety

Risk impact

McAfee® Secure Search 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 McAfee® Secure Search if you trust the publisher.