URL Guardian

Checks for the '@' character and '.zip' and '.mov' in the URL and warns the user.

URL Guardian - Enhance Your Online Safety

URL Guardian is an open-source lightweight Firefox add-on designed to enhance your online safety. It actively monitors and alerts you when you are about to visit a potentially dangerous URL, keeping you protected while surfing the internet.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
By: Tylox
Daily users: 5
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2023-05-28)
Version code: 5572747
Creation date: 2023-05-27
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • <all_urls>
  • storage
Size: 12.85K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

Add-on safety

Risk impact
High risk impact

URL Guardian requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
Low risk likelihood

URL Guardian has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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