Total WebShield: Online Antivirus Protection

Enjoy a safer internet browsing experience, secure from phishing and malware.
What is Total WebShield: Online Antivirus Protection?
Total WebShield: Online Antivirus Protection is a Firefox add-on that offers comprehensive antivirus protection during web browsing. It uses cutting-edge artificial intelligence and cloud-based technology to block malicious, scam, and phishing websites, safeguarding your computer's data and your identity online. It also offers privacy protection tools, dark web monitoring, and nuisance notification blocking for a clean and secure browsing experience.

Add-on stats

This add-on was removed from Firefox Browser Add-ons on 2023-11-27
By: TotalAV
Users: 5,585
Rating: 3.80 (127)
Version: 2.6.0 (Last updated: 2023-07-03)
Creation date: 2021-07-06
Weekly download count: 437
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • browserSettings
  • cookies
  • notifications
  • privacy
  • storage
  • tabs
  • unlimitedStorage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
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Size: 7.41M

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Add-on summary

Total WebShield is modern web browsing antivirus protection for Firefox, using artificial intelligence and cloud-based technology, Total WebShield is an advanced first line of defence against online malware, phishing and other harmful websites.

Combined with a suite of privacy protection tools, Total WebShield provides a clean browsing experience whilst quietly protecting your computer from online threats in the background.

Total WebShield blocks access to websites which could harm your device or put your identity at risk. This eliminates the chances of falling for online scams and socially engineered tricks, and perhaps most importantly, suffering viruses or malware.

Total WebShield utilises the most up to date block lists to ensure your safety online. Powered by AI, threat research and crowd-sourced reports, Total WebShield is able to untangle and uncover networks of dangerous websites and put blocks in place at source.

Key Features:

  • Protects against online threats - First line of defence for blocking malicious, phishing and scam websites that could result in computer damage, identity theft or financial fraud.

  • Suspicious website warnings - Notifications when visiting websites which show signs of suspicious behaviour or having suffered a data breach.

  • Stop Nuisance Browser Notifications - Prevent the annoyance of websites asking you to subscribe to notifications, quickly access and manage previously subscribed notifications and experience cleaner browsing.

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User reviews

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
    Cons
    • Multiple versions causing confusion
    • Difficulty in cancelling the service
    • Persistent requests for payment
    • Inaccessibility of scanner function
    • Self-removal of the add-on
    • Unreliable protection
    Most mentioned
    • Issues with payment and additional costs
    • Problem with accessibility of features
    • Unpredictable behavior of the add-on
    Recent reviews
    It sucks. They keep trying to upsell me with a notice about no dark web protection, though they don't even show a logical way to upgrade. I keep closing the notice and it keeps coming back. About ready to remove the app.
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    Add-on safety

    Risk impact

    Total WebShield: Online Antivirus Protection requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

    Risk likelihood

    Total WebShield: Online Antivirus Protection may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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