Rick Roll Detector

Warns you about Rick Roll links - never get Rick Rolled again.

Rick Roll Detector - Never Get Rick Rolled Again

'Rick Roll Detector' is a unique Chrome extension designed to safeguard users from falling for the popular internet prank, Rick Rolling. It identifies likely Rick Roll links and warns the user before they click, featuring a mini Rick Astley icon for easy identification. Its mission is to ensure you never get Rick Rolled again.

Download

Extension stats

By: mgriffiths

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 4.16

(45)

Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2016-06-30)

Creation date: 2016-06-30

Size: 189.44K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 14,128 ▼ 5

Other rankings

#2763 in Just for Fun ▲ 11

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

It warns users before clicking on a rickroll link.
It works on the original rickroll link.
It's fun to use.

Cons

It only detects the original rickroll link, missing variations.
It displays unnecessary messages in the developer console.
It sometimes fails to detect links that are rickrolls.
Pressing cancel after a warning still opens the link.

Most mentioned

It only works on the original rickroll link.
It can warn users before actually clicking on a rickroll link.
It needs to be updated for better detection.

User reviews

This didn't even work on anything and I got rickrolled a billion times

Phatzet Dood, 2022-11-21

It's works but it would be better if it didn't write "Hello. This message was sent from scripts/inject.js" in the developer console.

Eliza Milburn, 2022-08-15

it only shows the original link, i wish it was all links that is a possible rickroll

William Keitaro, 2022-07-03

View all user reviews

Extension safety

Risk impact

Rick Roll Detector requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
Low ******* ****** ** *** ********* ********

Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Rick Roll Detector. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
Low **** ********* *** ******* **** **** * ****** **** ***** ******** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Good **** ********* *** **** **** *******

Upgrade to see full risk analysis details