Trend Micro Toolbar

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Trend Micro Toolbar: Advanced Web Threat Protection

Trend Micro Toolbar is a Firefox add-on designed to enhance online security. Offering advanced protection against web threats such as phishing, banking and tech support scams, and identity theft, it uses cloud-enabled technology to make browsing safer and more enjoyable. This tool also identifies and blocks intrusive ads for improved browsing speed, screens email messages for fraud, and checks social media accounts for data privacy risks.

Add-on stats

Daily users: 58,592
198
Rating: 4.36
(70)
Version: 17.0.1771.0 (Last updated: 2024-04-03)
Creation date: 2021-05-20
Weekly download count: 630
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • cookies
  • tabs
  • storage
  • nativeMessaging
  • management
  • scripting
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size: 9.81M

Other platforms

Trend Micro Toolbar (v17.0.1813.0)
3.77 (658) 3,000,000
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Trend Micro Toolbar for Firefox makes browsing the web safer and more enjoyable. Its innovative cloud-enabled security provides an extra layer of advanced protection against major web threats such as phishing, banking, and technical support scams, as well as identity theft. Trend Micro Toolbar also blocks annoying and intrusive ads to make websites load faster. It can check your Face book, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts for data privacy risks, as well as screen your Gmail, Outlook.com, or Outlook365 messages for signs of fraud. Features*: • Web Threat Protection against phishing scams, banking scams, tech support scams, and identity theft • Ad-blocking for faster, more enjoyable web browsing • Fraud Buster reveals fraudulent messages in your online Outlook or Gmail account • Privacy Scanner finds privacy concerns in social media accounts

Protects against web threats like malicious websites, phishing attempts, and online email fraud. Reveals social media privacy risks.

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
  • Best privacy blocker to keep the browser safe from trackers
  • Runs effectively in the background without issues
  • Offers strong ad blocking capabilities
Cons
  • Requires a subscription of $54 to use the toolbar
  • Pop-up warning box obstructs view of links
  • User interface issues in Dark Mode, highlighting links awkwardly
Most mentioned
  • Subscription requirement for use
  • Pop-up interference with link visibility
  • User experience issues in Dark Mode
User reviews
by Jon, 2025-01-26

You need to pay $54 before you can use the toolbar, they just want you to pay them for their subsciption and most reviews are 5 stars without words; they gave themselves fake reviews basically is what I'm saying

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Trend Micro Toolbar requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Trend Micro Toolbar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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