Password Alert

Password Alert helps protect against phishing attacks.

Password Alert: Google Chrome Extension For Safe Browsing

Password Alert is a crucial tool that ensures a secure browsing experience for users. By sending notifications when Google Account passwords are entered anywhere other than the official Google sign-in page, this Chrome extension helps to protect against potential phishing scams. Password Alert does not store any personal data or keystrokes but uses a secure thumbnail comparison system for detection of breach attempts. Despite being limited to JavaScript enabled pages within Chrome, it proves to be an efficient tool for individual account protection and domain-wide deployment by Google for Work administrators.

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Extension stats

By: google.com

Users: 500,000+

Rating: 4.34

(896)

Version: 1.38.4 (Last updated: 2025-03-05)

Creation date: 2018-02-13

Permissions:

identity
identity.email
notifications
scripting
storage
tabs

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 612.35K

Email: pa*****@google.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 752 ▲ 80

Other rankings

#116 in Privacy & Security

#1 in password keyword 68

#10 in password-protected keyword 56 ▲ 2

#18 in receive keyword 42 ▲ 3

#42 in policy keyword 67 ▲ 2

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Helps identify phishing pages for Google account login
Considered a reliable tool with security from Google's ecosystem
User-friendly and easy to install according to some reviews
Provides alerts for credential misuse

Cons

Has not been updated since 2018, raising concerns about security and management
Integration into Google Password Manager makes this extension redundant
Reported issues with functionality on certain systems (Linux, Chrome OS)
Can be spammy with sign-in pop-ups
Some users experienced problems activating the extension

Most mentioned

Concerns about the extension's redundancy due to integration into Google Password Manager
Outdated nature of the extension with no recent updates
Functionality issues across different operating systems and devices
High demand for the features to be integrated directly into Chrome
Mixed responses on its effectiveness and spam tendencies

User reviews

некорректно работает в связке с linux ubuntu + microsoft edge

Александр Александр, 2025-01-03

Google Chrome is giving me a safety alert about this extension, can you confirm if Google is still actively managing this? I see it hasn't been updated since 2018. Google Chrome Alert: "On • This extension hasn't published privacy practices, such as how it collects and uses data" Thanks!

Ryan Brown, 2024-09-26

Use a password manager, even a free one. Browser based password managers are NOT secure, regardless of this useless feature.

Justin B, 2024-06-26

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Password Alert requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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