Web Privacy Assistant

Name: Web Privacy Assistant
Rating: 3.88 (25 reviews)
Author: https://mysecurify.com

Modify the default search settings to allow for a more private experience.

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Web Privacy Assistant is a Chrome extension designed to give users a more private browsing experience. It modifies your default search settings to enable quick access to incognito searching, ensuring your searches remain confidential. Simply type your query, and the extension offers the option to open the search in an incognito window, protecting your privacy.

Users can toggle the private search feature on or off anytime via the extension's pop-up. The extension respects user privacy by not collecting or sharing any personal data, working in a read-only mode without altering website content. With minimal permissions required, it focuses solely on enhancing your search privacy without compromising browser functionality.

Extension Privacy & Security Productivity

By:

https://mysecurify.com

Users:

100,000

Rating:

3.88

(25)

Version:

1.5.4995 Last updated: 2025-05-14

Creation date:

2023-06-23

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
storage
cookies
webRequest
scripting
alarms

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size:

211.00KB

Email:

in*****@mysecurify.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

3 days ago

Ranking

# 2,189 ▲ 63

User reviews

Web Privacy Assistant has mixed reviews. Some users find it helpful for identifying unsafe sites and appreciate its protective features. However, multiple users report that it hijacks their browser by redirecting searches to Yahoo or Bing, often without clear permission, and it is difficult to remove. The extension has been described as shady or behaving like malware, which undermines user trust. Overall, while it has some protective benefits, its intrusive behavior and installation methods cause significant dissatisfaction.

Pros

Provides some protection and safety insights for browsing.
Helps users identify unsafe websites and bookmarks.
Simple and nice to use according to some users.

Cons

Redirects searches to Yahoo or Bing instead of the user’s preferred search engine.
Difficult to completely remove; continues to redirect even after deletion.
Regarded as a browser hijacker by some users and installs without clear consent.
Security warnings can be overzealous or outdated, causing mistrust.

Recent reviews

Discovered that this idiotic extension was what was forcing Chrome to use Bing as my search engine. REMOVED.

On*****, 2023-03-25

its a nice app

Hu*****, 2023-02-25

good

ry*****, 2023-02-24

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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.

Web Privacy Assistant 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 a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. 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 Chrome extension.

Web Privacy Assistant is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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