# Malware Detection Tool

> An extension to detect and alert users about malware on websites.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/malware-detection-tool](https://chrome-stats.com/d/malware-detection-tool)

## Overview

- **ID:** `malware-detection-tool`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Don Shelton
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools,tabs
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 2.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-01-02
- **First published:** 2024-12-30
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/malware-detection-tool/)

## Description

An extension to detect and alert users about malware on websites.

## Rankings

- #32,447 — Overall
- #10 — malware
- #48 — detect
- #245 — tool

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `notifications`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## 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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/malware-detection-tool)