# Security Shield

> A Firefox extension to enhance your online security by blocking unsafe websites, forcing HTTPS connections, and preventing phishing attempts.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `security-shield`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jamison
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-06-07
- **First published:** 2024-06-06
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/security-shield/)

## Description

Security Shield is a powerful Firefox extension designed to enhance your online security. It blocks access to unsafe and malicious websites, ensuring that you only visit secure sites. Security Shield forces all HTTP connections to HTTPS, providing encrypted communication for safer browsing. Additionally, it prevents phishing attempts by detecting and blocking known phishing domains.

The extension also removes insecure elements from web pages, offering a comprehensive solution to protect you from various online threats. With Security Shield, you can browse the internet with confidence, knowing that your security is in safe hands.

## Rankings

- #109,992 — Overall
- #80 — security
- #248 — secure

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `cookies`
- `webNavigation`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very 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/security-shield)