# Web3 Antivirus

> The security tool protects you from web3 scams by auditing transactions and detecting phishing websites.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/web3-antivirus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web3-antivirus)

## Overview

- **ID:** `web3-antivirus`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Web3 Antivirus
- **Category:** privacy-security,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 747
- **Weekly downloads:** 36
- **Rating:** 4.83 / 5 (593 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.18.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-05
- **First published:** 2023-02-15
- **Size:** 4.07 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/web3-antivirus/)
- **Website:** [https://forms.gle/dsN435ecbZXuDnUP8](https://forms.gle/dsN435ecbZXuDnUP8)

## Description

Web3 Antivirus is a vital security Chrome extension designed to protect your crypto wallet from various Web3 scams. By analyzing and simulating transactions, it proactively detects over 60 types of scams including honeypots, wallet drainers, fake tokens, and poisoning attacks. It provides clear warnings about suspicious transactions, showing users exactly what they are signing and the potential consequences.

Additionally, Web3 Antivirus safeguards against phishing and impersonation attempts by instantly alerting users when they visit phishing websites. It also offers a comprehensive wallet health dashboard to revoke risky token approvals, monitor Web3 activities, and evaluate wallet addresses before interactions. Prioritizing privacy, it never requests seed phrases or personal information and operates transparently as an open-source tool with community support on GitHub.

## Rankings

- #3,928 — Overall
- #112 — Alerts & Updates
- #1 — antivirus
- #1 — web3
- #113 — protect
- #121 — wallet

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `tabs`
- `cookies`
- `scripting`
- `alarms`
- `activeTab`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`
- `etherscan.io`
- `debank.com`
- `app.layer3.xyz`
- `x.com`
- `opensea.io`
- `rarible.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/web3-antivirus)