Browsing protection (macOS)
Blocks harmful websites and shows search result ratings. Requires a compatible F-Secure product that protects your browser.
Browsing Protection (macOS) - Add Safety to Your Browser
Browsing Protection (macOS) is a Firefox extension designed to enhance browser security. It's built to work with F-Secure security products. It offers safety features like search result ratings and SafeSearch mode in search engines. In addition, it prevents access to harmful web content displaying a block page instead.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 38
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- tabs
- storage
- nativeMessaging
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- management
- http://*/*
- https://*/*
Size: 582.72K
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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Other platforms
Not available on Android
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Add-on summary
Browsing Protection is an extension that provides support for installed security products by F-Secure. The extension enables rating icons and the SafeSearch mode for search engines. Also, access to unwanted web content can be avoided with a block page.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
Cons
- Causes pages to stop loading, especially basic sites like Google.
- Requires reinstallation every time it is used, leading to inconvenience.
Most mentioned
- Issues with page loading when the add-on is enabled.
- Inconvenience of needing to reinstall the extension frequently.
User reviews
by Bruno Imhof, 2024-12-23
by Firefox user 18676340, 2024-11-09
by Firefox user 18323431, 2024-03-11
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Browsing protection (macOS) requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Browsing protection (macOS) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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