# Total WebShield: Online Antivirus Protection

> Enjoy a safer internet browsing experience, secure from phishing and malware.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `total-webshield`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** TotalAV
- **Daily users:** 5,585
- **Weekly downloads:** 437
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (127 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.6.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-07-03
- **First published:** 2021-07-06
- **Size:** 7.06 MB
- **Data as of:** 2023-11-27
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/total-webshield/)
- **Website:** [https://my.totalwebshield.com/support](https://my.totalwebshield.com/support)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/total-webshield/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/total-webshield/privacy/)

## Description

Total WebShield: Online Antivirus Protection is a Firefox add-on that offers comprehensive antivirus protection during web browsing. It uses cutting-edge artificial intelligence and cloud-based technology to block malicious, scam, and phishing websites, safeguarding your computer's data and your identity online. It also offers privacy protection tools, dark web monitoring, and nuisance notification blocking for a clean and secure browsing experience.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alarms`
- `browserSettings`
- `cookies`
- `notifications`
- `privacy`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `webNavigation`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `www.google.com`
- `www.google.co.uk`
- `www.bing.com`
- `search.yahoo.com`
- `uk.search.yahoo.com`
- `images.search.yahoo.com`
- `uk.images.search.yahoo.com`
- `news.search.yahoo.com`
- `uk.news.search.yahoo.com`
- `www.yahoo.com`
- `www.ask.com`
- `search.aol.co.uk`
- `search.aol.com`
- `my.totaladblock.com`
- `my.totalwebshield.com`
- `my.totalav.com`
- `adblock.totalav.com`
- `av.totaladblock.com`
- `adblock.totaladblock.com`
- `adblock.totalwebshield.com`
- `shield.totaladblock.com`
- `browser.totaladblock.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 is not longer available in the store

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## Review summary

### Cons

- Multiple versions causing confusion
- Difficulty in cancelling the service
- Persistent requests for payment
- Inaccessibility of scanner function
- Self-removal of the add-on
- Unreliable protection

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/total-webshield)