Adblock — Block Ads Acros
🔍 Security Report Available View on Chrome Web StoreChrome will indicate if you already have this installed.
Overview
Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free
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Privacy Practices
Security Analysis
What This Extension Does
This extension claims to block ads on YouTube and other websites for free.
Permissions
- None declaredexpected: The extension does not request any permissions, which is unusual but not necessarily a concern. This means it cannot access sensitive data or perform actions that require permission.
Your Data
This extension does not appear to collect or transmit any personal data. It also does not contact any external domains, which suggests it operates within the browser's sandbox.
Code Findings
The extension does not contain any known malicious or suspicious code patterns.
💡 This is a normal pattern for extensions that do not require complex functionality.
Trustworthiness
- Developer: Unknown; no developer name or contact information provided.
- Privacy Policy: None found
- Install Base: 60 million users, but update recency is unknown.
Nothing in this scan suggests behavior beyond what is needed for blocking ads. However, the lack of a Content Security Policy and the use of Manifest V2 are worth noting. Users should be cautious when installing extensions with unknown developers.
Extension Overview
This extension claims to block ads on YouTube and other websites for free.
Permissions
- None declaredexpected: No high-risk permissions detected; no explicit API surface exposure.
Data Exposure (Technical)
No external domains referenced; no insecure HTTP endpoints detected.
Code Findings
Automated Code Flags: No red-flag code patterns detected. This suggests the extension's code is relatively clean and free of obvious security risks.
💡 This is a normal pattern for extensions that do not require complex functionality.
Code Analysis
- Obfuscation: none
- Content Security Policy: not set
- Architecture: The extension uses Manifest V2, which has known security implications. The lack of a Content Security Policy (CSP) is also noteworthy.
Transparency
- Developer: Unknown; no developer name or contact information provided.
- Privacy Policy: None found
- Code Visibility: Source code not available for review, which makes independent auditing difficult.
- Install Base: 60 million users, but update recency is unknown.
The extension's attack surface appears relatively low due to its lack of permissions and external domain interactions. However, the absence of a CSP and the use of Manifest V2 create some risk vectors that warrant further investigation. A researcher would want to manually verify the extension's code and review its architecture in more detail.
