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Ad-blocking for YouTube™ 2026 - Shield AdBlocker

Chrome extension·by OfficeSoftware
72
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Ad-blocking for YouTube™ 2026 - Shield AdBlocker's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
71.87%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
61.870000000000005%of its category extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
25
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
6
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 25 distinct issues across 6 severities
25
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 6 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 2 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
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

Medium
Block requests with host access

Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

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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