HealthGuard

Name: HealthGuard
Rating: 4.1111 (9 reviews)
Author: NewsGuard

By: NewsGuard

HealthGuard's red/green ratings and labels help users know which health news and medical information websites to trust.

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Features & Capabilities

HealthGuard, powered by NewsGuard, is a Chrome extension designed to help users identify credible and trustworthy health news and medical information websites. By providing red and green ratings based on nine journalistic criteria, HealthGuard alerts you when visiting sites with unreliable or misleading health content.

Green ratings indicate sites that adhere to accuracy and transparency standards, while red ratings warn about sources publishing misinformation or unproven treatments. This easy-to-use tool acts as a reliable companion while browsing health-related websites, ensuring you consume quality information. However, HealthGuard encourages consulting healthcare professionals for personalized advice, emphasizing that it complements but does not replace medical expertise.

Note that activation requires an access code from a qualifying organization or a NewsGuard subscription. HealthGuard safeguards your health information journey by guiding you towards credible sources and away from misinformation, promoting a safer online health information experience.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

4.3.0 Last updated: 2022-08-18

Version code:

5446367

Creation date:

2020-08-24

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
storage
https://*/

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

1.53MB

Email:

su*****@newsguardtech.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-20

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 16,640 ▲ 172

Other rankings

#3 in health keyword 13 #114 in trust keyword 49 ▲ 2#153 in label keyword 19 ▼ 1#210 in rating keyword 16 ▲ 4

Other platforms

HealthGuard (v5.6.5)

1,000 4.75

(16)

HealthGuard (v4.3.0)

496 5.00

(6)

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Developed by:

NewsGuard

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/healthguard/

Email:

su*****@newsguardtech.com

Website:

https://www.newsguardtech.com/customer-support/

User Reviews

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Is HealthGuard Safe?

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.

HealthGuard requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. 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 Add-ons Store, 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.

HealthGuard has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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