Chrome-Stats extension
Browsing protection (macOS)
Blocks harmful websites and shows search result ratings. Requires a compatible F-Secure product that protects your browser.
What is Browsing protection (macOS)?
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.
Stats
By:
F-Secure
Rating:
3.94
(18)
Creation date:
2017-11-30
Weekly download count:
104
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk impact:
Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- tabs
- storage
- nativeMessaging
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- management
- http://*/*
- https://*/*
Size:
582.72K
URLs:
Website
,Privacy policy
Stats date:
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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
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.
Pros
- High satisfaction from a user (Immer sehr zufrieden!)
- Possibly provides some security features (Browsing protection)
Cons
- Add-on can cause pages to stop loading (Välillä sivut... disabloimalla plugin)
- Might require frequent reinstalls (使うたびにインストールしなければならず不便)
- Prompts to add the plugin back can be persistent and annoying (Ärsyttävästi F-Secure sovellus... joka kerta kun avaa Firefoxin)
Most mentioned
- Issues with page loading
- Installation problems
- Annoying prompts to reinstall the add-on
Recent reviews
by
Firefox user 18323431, 2024-03-11
Safety
Risk impact
Browsing protection (macOS) is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood
Browsing protection (macOS) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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