Urban Browser Guard

Name: Urban Browser Guard
Rating: 4.5 (26 reviews)
Author: Urban VPN

Urban Browser Guard safeguards your online privacy and blocks harmful content, including malicious websites and intrusive ads

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Urban Browser Guard is a powerful Edge extension that enhances your online security by blocking access to malicious websites and filtering unwanted ads. It safeguards your digital fingerprint, preventing identity theft, malware ads, and phishing attempts whether you're browsing at home or on public networks.

Key features include advanced browser protection against harmful sites, alerts for cryptocurrency mining websites to prevent device slowdown, easy clearing of cache and history for privacy, and blocking of analytics requests to stop tracking. This all-in-one extension requires no additional software, making it simple to install and use without impacting browser performance.

Urban Browser Guard collects certain browsing data with user consent to provide effective protection, but preserves your anonymity and does not access personal identity information. Enhance your browsing security and enjoy a private, ad-free experience with Urban Browser Guard on Microsoft Edge.

Add-on

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Users:

Rating:

Version:

7.3.4 Last updated: 2025-05-16

Creation date:

2021-12-28

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
webNavigation
webRequest
management
alarms
storage
scripting
browsingData
declarativeNetRequest

Host permissions:

https://*.bugsnag.com/*
https://*.urban-vpn.com/*
https://www.google-analytics.com/*
https://ssl.google-analytics.com/*
https://google-analytics.com/
https://www.google.com/favicon.ico
https://www.youtube.com/favicon.ico
<all_urls>
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/jckkfbfmofganecnnpfndfjifnimpcel?hl=en-US/*
https://www.urban-vpn.com/thank-you-ext-shield/*

Size:

1.90MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-10

Ranking

# 1,399 ▼ 2

Other rankings

#1601 in Productivity ▼ 27

#5 in extension guard keyword 57

#11 in browser keyword 89 ▲ 2

#13 in web analytics keyword 47 ▼ 1

#50 in malware keyword 44 ▲ 2

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Other platforms

Urban Browser Guard (v7.3.4)

40,000 4.56

(539)

Urban Shield (v5.6.0)

6,948 4.29

(75)

User reviews

Urban Browser Guard is praised for its free usage options, fast and stable connections suited for high-quality video streaming, ease of use, and ad-free experience. It supports multiple devices and offers convenient add-on integration. However, users have raised concerns about limited server locations, particularly the absence of Argentina, problems with its Adblocker functionality, slow installation times, malware risks, and difficulties in removing the add-on once installed.

Pros

Free to use with trial or permanent traffic offers
High speed and stable connection for streaming 4K and 8K videos
Easy to use and practical add-on
No ads compared to other VPNs
Supports multiple platforms (mobile and computer)

Cons

Limited server locations mentioned (e.g., missing Argentina)
Occasional issues with Adblocker blocking desired content
Slow installation reported
Concerns about malware and redirection to unwanted sites
Some reviews mention difficulty removing or control after installation

Recent reviews

好用

by k *****, 2023-08-13

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by *****, 2023-02-03

This thing sucks it installed malware, and my computers files are now all over the web.

by ca*****, 2023-01-25

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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.

Urban Browser Guard 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 an Edge add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Edge add-on reputation on Edge Add-on Store, the amount of time the Edge add-on has been around, and other signals about the Edge 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 an Edge add-on.

Urban Browser Guard has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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