Browsing Protection by WithSecure

Extension for protecting encrypted browsing with security products by WithSecure.

Browsing Protection by WithSecure - Web Security Add-on

Browsing Protection by WithSecure is an extension for securing your web browsing and online banking with security products by WithSecure. It provides reputation-based browsing, safety rating indicators, connection control, and web content control for safer online activities.

Add-on stats

Rating: 1.00
(1)
Version: 5.0.41 (Last updated: 2024-05-13)
Version code: undefined
Creation date: 2022-12-08
Weekly download count: 70
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • nativeMessaging
  • webNavigation
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • management
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 773.39K

Other platforms

Browsing Protection by WithSecure (v5.0.38)
4.33 (6) 1,000,000
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Browsing Protection by WithSecure is an extension allowing installed security products by WithSecure to protect your daily web browsing and online banking, and to show you security information while you are browsing the internet. The WithSecure security product uses WithSecure Security Cloud to obtain security ratings for the accessed URLs.

With this extension the following products features are enabled:

  • Reputation-based browsing with the friendly block page to prevent you from unintentionally accessing websites that are not trustworthy or have prohibited content.
  • Safety rating indicators to show a website safety rating on the search results page and SafeSearch mode for search engines.
  • Connection control that adds another layer of security to prevent attackers from interfering with your confidential transactions when you access online banks or make transactions online.
  • Web content control allowing to limit access to inappropriate content to avoid viewing undesirable material on the internet based on their content.
Browsing Protection by WithSecure does not work as standalone and always requires an WithSecure security product to be installed.

To install the extension, select Set up > Add.

User reviews

On Ubuntu 24.04 does not work. What a pity that dedicated probably only to Microsoft Windows.
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Browsing Protection by WithSecure requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Browsing Protection by WithSecure is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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