# Malwarebytes Browser Guard

> Fast and safe browsing that protects your privacy. Block trackers, ads, phishing, and malicious content—so you stay secure and in control.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `malwarebytes`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Malwarebytes
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 445,486
- **Weekly downloads:** 3,846
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (923 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05
- **First published:** 2018-01-12
- **Size:** 30 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/malwarebytes/)
- **Website:** [https://links.malwarebytes.com/support/browserguard](https://links.malwarebytes.com/support/browserguard)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/malwarebytes/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/malwarebytes/privacy/)

## Description

Malwarebytes Browser Guard helps you browse faster, safer, and smarter. It blocks ads, trackers, phishing sites, and malware, delivering quicker page loads while protecting your privacy. Install once and browse with confidence—no extra steps needed.

Key features include ad and tracker blocking, advanced scam protection, CryptoMiner blocker, and GDPR cookie consent control to automatically decline cookie pop-ups.

## Rankings

- #38 — Overall
- #32 — Privacy & Security
- #4 — browser
- #4 — malware
- #6 — chrome browser
- #12 — cryptocurrency

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alarms`
- `downloads`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `declarativeNetRequest`
- `declarativeNetRequestFeedback`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `contextMenus`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `browserguard.local`
- `*`
- `myaccount.google.com`
- `www.linkedin.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise Malwarebytes Browser Guard for strong ad-blocking and safety benefits, with many calling it essential. However, repeated complaints about major performance impacts, excessive pop-ups, and limited configurability greatly affect usability. Some features like clipboard monitoring also cause disruption. Overall, it is valued by many as a protection tool, but reliability and user control need improvement.

### Pros

- Effectively blocks ads and unwanted content.
- Enhances online safety by blocking malware redirects and suspicious pages.
- Considered essential/invaluable by many users and highly recommended.
- Generally user-friendly and easy to use.

### Cons

- Significant performance slowdowns and high memory/CPU usage.
- Intrusive, frequent pop-ups/notifications that are hard to close or disable.
- Limited user controls and configurability; difficulty pausing features or customizing behavior.
- Clipboard monitoring feature causes disruption and false positives, difficult to disable.

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