# K7 WebProtection

> Protect yourself from malicious websites and experience safe browsing

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/k7-webprotection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/k7-webprotection)

## Overview

- **ID:** `k7-webprotection`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** K7 Computing
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1,633
- **Weekly downloads:** 243
- **Rating:** 4.28 / 5 (149 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-11
- **First published:** 2015-12-24
- **Size:** 93 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/k7-webprotection/)
- **Website:** [https://support.k7computing.com](https://support.k7computing.com/)

## Description

**K7 WebProtection** is a Chrome extension designed to secure your online browsing experience by protecting you from malicious and phishing websites. 

Key Features:
- **Safe Search**: Enhances your search engine results (Google, Bing, Yahoo) with clear red or green indicators to denote whether links are unsafe or safe.
- **Safe Surf**: Automatically blocks phishing and malicious websites from loading, safeguarding your privacy and security.
- **Privacy Protection**: Guards your sensitive personal data such as bank account numbers, credit card details, social security numbers, and email addresses from being stolen by harmful websites.

This extension works best when used alongside K7 Cybersecurity Applications like K7 Total Security, K7 Ultimate Security, K7 Internet Security Essentials, or K7 Endpoint Security. Visit [K7 Computing Free Downloads](https://www.k7computing.com/free_downloads) to install these complementary applications and maximize your cybersecurity.

## Rankings

- #2,486 — Overall
- #15 — section
- #20 — protect
- #38 — ai tech
- #58 — safe
- #72 — experience

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `tabs`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

## Review summary

Users appreciate K7 WebProtection for its excellent protection and user-friendly activation, with many noting reliable performance over five years. The add-on is seen as smart and provides a generally good browsing experience, with no significant issues reported in multiple reviews.

### Pros

- Provides excellent protection
- User-friendly activation process
- Reliable and trustworthy over long-term use
- Perceived as smart and effective
- Generally good user experience

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Kaspersky Protection 2020](https://chrome-stats.com/d/kaspersky-protection-2020) — 32,993 users, 4.50 / 5
- [Kaspersky Protection 2021](https://chrome-stats.com/d/kaspersky-protection-2021) — 306,194 users, 4.62 / 5
- [KeyGuard Web Secure](https://chrome-stats.com/d/keyguard-web-secure) — 1 users
- [KeyGuard Web Secure](https://chrome-stats.com/d/key-guard-web-secure) — 1 users
- [Browsing Protection by WithSecure](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ols-withsecure) — 17,935 users, 2.33 / 5
- [Avira Browser Safety](https://chrome-stats.com/d/avira-browser-safety) — 60,800 users, 4.50 / 5
- [Norton Safe Web](https://chrome-stats.com/d/norton-safe-web) — 321,836 users, 3.93 / 5
- [Safe browsing](https://chrome-stats.com/d/safe-browsing-zta) — 1 users
- [BrowserShield - Private Real Time Web Security](https://chrome-stats.com/d/browsershield-by-hasimax) — 1 users
- [Safeplex Search](https://chrome-stats.com/d/safeplex-search) — 3,224 users
- [Quick Heal Web Protection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/qh-web-protection) — 13 users
- [Web Threat Shield](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-threat-shield) — 187,413 users, 4.26 / 5

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/k7-webprotection)