# Resec Download Protection

> Resec Download Protection

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `rdp`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Resec RDP
- **Category:** download-management,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 26.1.20663.17190
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-09
- **First published:** 2025-04-04
- **Size:** 563 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/rdp/)
- **Website:** [https://resec.co](https://resec.co/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/rdp/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/rdp/privacy/)

## Description

The primary usage of the extension is to check downloads for malware and viruses.

For this extension intercepts all user's download requests, send file that user want to download to the validation API and returns back the result of the validation:
1. If validation is success - Extension initiate a new download process and because file is already validate - allow current download.
2. If validation failed - Extension show notification for the user that current file download was blocked.

Please visit <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/ac7a9c9b9303b59a1a235f0fcd11d33d6a06695a828f6b4e8e8fe34d14b587d2/https%3A//resec.co/solutions/web-downloads/" rel="nofollow">https://resec.co/solutions/web-downloads/</a> for more details.

This extension will be used for corporate clients, not for individual users.
To install extension we will use GPO.

## Rankings

- #97,087 — Overall
- #134 — protect

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `downloads`
- `tabs`
- `scripting`
- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `windows`
- `identity`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `*://*/*`
- `file://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## 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/rdp)