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AdBlock — block ads across the web

Version 6.36.1 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: 7 days ago | force re-scan

Extension Details

Developer: ADBLOCK, INC.

Rating: 4.5 ★ (290.4K ratings)

Users: 61,000,000

Context-Aware Verdict

HIGH

Overall Risk

Trust Factors: AdBlock is a well-established ad blocking extension with 61 million users and a solid 4.5-star rating from nearly 300,000 reviews. The company ADBLOCK, INC. has been operating in this space for years and has built a reputable brand. The high user base and positive ratings suggest the extension generally performs as advertised.

Concerns: While the extensive permissions are largely necessary for ad blocking functionality, they create significant security exposure. The combination of webRequest, webNavigation, tabs permissions, and broad host access means this extension can monitor and potentially modify all your web traffic. The unlimitedStorage permission allows indefinite data collection. Content scripts running on major platforms like YouTube and Facebook increase the attack surface. If compromised, this extension could intercept sensitive data, track browsing habits, or inject malicious content across all websites.

Recommendations: Consider running this extension in a separate Chrome profile dedicated to general browsing, keeping your banking and sensitive activities in a clean profile. Regularly review the extension's privacy policy and update practices. Monitor for any unusual behavior or unexpected network activity. Alternative ad blockers with more limited permissions like uBlock Origin might offer similar functionality with reduced risk exposure. Given the legitimate need for these permissions in ad blocking, the risk is acceptable for most users but warrants careful consideration for high-security environments.

Findings

HIGH

Broad Host Permissions

This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites. This could potentially be used to steal sensitive data or track browsing activity.

HIGH

High-Risk Permission: tabs

This extension has the tabs permission. Can access browser tab information and manipulate tabs. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.

HIGH

High-Risk Permission: webNavigation

This extension has the webNavigation permission. Can track your web navigation. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.

HIGH

High-Risk Permission: webRequest

This extension has the webRequest permission. Can intercept and modify web requests. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: contextMenus

This extension has the contextMenus permission. Can add items to the context menu.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: notifications

This extension has the notifications permission. Can show notifications.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: storage

This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: unlimitedStorage

This extension has the unlimitedStorage permission. Can store unlimited data locally.

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

alarms
contextMenus
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
idle
notifications
scripting
storage
tabs
unlimitedStorage
webNavigation
webRequest

Optional Permissions:

management

Host Permissions:

<all_urls>

Embedded URLs (6743 total):

https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx	https://getadblock.com/
https://vpn.getadblock.com/	https://adblockplus.org/
https://new.adblockplus.org/	https://welcome.adblockplus.org/
https://accounts.adblockplus.org/	https://btloader.com/trustedIframe.html?o=
https://stackoverflow.com/	http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
http://www.w3.org/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml	https://forums.lanik.us/viewforum.php?f=98
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/liste_ar+liste_fr+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/liste_ar+liste_fr+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/liste_ar+liste_fr+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://easylist.to/
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/indianlist+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/indianlist+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/indianlist+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://stanev.org/abp/
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/bulgarian_list+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/bulgarian_list+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/bulgarian_list+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://gitlab.com/eyeo/filterlists/globalfilters
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/global-filters+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/global-filters+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/global-filters+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://adblock.sk/
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/easylistczechslovak+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylistczechslovak+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/easylistczechslovak+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/dandelion_sprouts_nordic_filters+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/dandelion_sprouts_nordic_filters+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/dandelion_sprouts_nordic_filters+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/easylistgermany+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylistgermany+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/easylistgermany+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/easylistspanish+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylistspanish+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/easylistspanish+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/liste_fr+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/liste_fr+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/liste_fr+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://github.com/easylist/EasyListHebrew
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/israellist+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/israellist+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/israellist+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://github.com/hufilter/hufilter/wiki
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/hufilter+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/hufilter+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/hufilter+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	http://abpindo.blogspot.com/
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/abpindo+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/abpindo+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/abpindo+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/easylistitaly+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylistitaly+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/easylistitaly+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json
https://gitlab.com/eyeo/filterlists/japanesefilters	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/japanese-filters+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/japanese-filters+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/japanese-filters+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/koreanlist+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/koreanlist+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/koreanlist+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://github.com/EasyList-Lithuania/easylist_lithuania
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/easylistlithuania+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylistlithuania+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/easylistlithuania+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://forums.lanik.us/viewforum.php?f=99-latvian-list
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/latvianlist+easylist.txt	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/latvianlist+easylist.txt
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/diff/latvianlist+easylist/c42ab21029ba7f48153a6bef3d32261d058b4fc4.json	https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/v3/full/easylistdutch+easylist.txt

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Raw Manifest

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