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AdGuard AdBlocker (Beta)

Chrome extension·by Adguard Software Ltd
24
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

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How it ranks

AdGuard AdBlocker (Beta)'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
0%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
0%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,008 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
647
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
12
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
100000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 647 distinct issues across 6 severities
647
distinct issues
detected
1 square ≈ 2 issues
Scanners reported 648 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

6 risky permissions of 12 total
6 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 12 permissions in total. 6 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
User scripts

Can register and execute user scripts in web pages

High
Control privacy settings(optional)

Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

Low
View blocked request stats

Can see which declarative rules matched network requests

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 30, 2026
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