EtherAddressLookup

Name: EtherAddressLookup
Rating: 4.545454545454546 (99 reviews)
Author: Harry

Adds links to strings that look like Ethereum addresses to your favorite blockchain explorer + antiphishing measures.

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EtherAddressLookup is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your Ethereum blockchain experience. It automatically converts Ethereum and ENS addresses into clickable links leading to your favorite block explorer, providing instant visibility of ETH balances and transaction counts on hover. Users can also create personalized labels for addresses to simplify navigation and build an integrated address book.

With robust security features, EtherAddressLookup protects you from phishing attacks by maintaining a daily-updated local blacklist of malicious domains, accompanied by a history checker to alert you of potentially harmful sites you've visited. The extension also supports custom RPC nodes for flexible blockchain data access and includes Twitter trust badges to identify verified accounts and combat scams. Bookmark your trusted sites and enjoy seamless, safer blockchain interaction using EtherAddressLookup.

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By:

Harry

Users:

30,000+

Rating:

4.55

(99)

Version:

1.23.1 Last updated: 2020-09-04

Creation date:

2020-02-20

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
storage

Size:

977.92K

Email:

ha*****@outlook.com

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 4,817 ▲ 9

Other rankings

#10068 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 2

#1 in block explorer keyword 31

#31 in ethereum keyword 23 ▲ 3

#62 in trust keyword 32 ▼ 2

#101 in address keyword 15 ▲ 1

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User reviews

EtherAddressLookup is a widely appreciated Chrome extension praised for its critical role in detecting phishing sites and protecting Ethereum users from scams. Many users consider it an essential security tool that effectively warns against malicious links, safeguarding cryptocurrency assets. However, some users report high CPU usage affecting browser performance and occasional confusion due to link replacements within the extension. Overall, the extension is highly valued for improving security in the crypto space.

Pros

Effectively detects phishing sites and malicious links, enhancing user security.
Highly valued for protecting cryptocurrency assets and wallets.
Widely praised as an essential security tool for the Ethereum community.
Provides instant warnings that prevent users from accessing scam or fraudulent sites.
Recognized globally with positive feedback from users in different languages indicating broad usability.

Cons

Consumes a significant amount of CPU resources leading to performance issues.
User interface or link replacements causing confusion, such as unexpected wallet link changes.

Recent reviews

Had it installed for years but never really used. Seems to be safe, but consumed extremely a lot of CPU, hence uninstalling now.

Markus G, 2023-02-12

done

Shreenivas Rao, 2020-08-05

yes yes yes

Antenor P, 2020-07-10

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Extension safety

Risk impact

EtherAddressLookup 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.

Risk likelihood

EtherAddressLookup has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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