![]() ransomware, tech support scams etc.) or scamming money (phishing scams, bogus products etc.) in order to gain the most profits. The bad guys typically target the largest groups/most commonly used applications so that they can infect as many as possible when the objective is extortion (i.e. Is it possible? Certainly, but not very likely. That would be like the bad guys trying to use your AV to infect you. I do not see any issues or performance impact using these together, all fully enabled.Īs for attack surface, I'm not too worried about a blocking browser extension being leveraged in an attack, both because extensions are sandboxed within the browser (a security measure implemented in modern browsers), and because it wouldn't make much sense for attackers to target the kinds of extensions used by those who actually know the risks of online threats and ads and use such tools to enhance their safety/browsing. I'm currently using Malwarebytes Browser Guard, uBlock Origin, Ghostery, Disconnect, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, HTTPS Everywhere, Nano Defender and uBlock Origin Extra in addition to Web Protection in Malwarebytes Premium and a massive HOSTS file currently containing almost 1 million entries and counting. The extensions extend the functionality of Malwarebytes offerings.Endpoint Detection & Response for Servers Malwarebytes users who trust company products already may be the most suitable candidates for installation of the browser extension. The extension has a larger memory footprint than uBlock Origin it was about 50% larger during tests. It is also unclear why the extension needs the " Communicate with cooperating websites" permission and what the cooperation with msn.com entails. ![]() One of the issues here is that the extension offers no controls other than toggling a protection entirely for a site or globally, another that the extension does not provide a whole lot of information. I did not run into any issues using the extension and the ad-blocking part worked fairly well during initial tests. Malwarebytes Browser Guard is a protective browser extension that blocks certain types of outright malicious content and content that may be unwanted. The extension may display an intermediary page if a site itself is identified as malicious by the extension this would be the case for known phishing or ransomware websites. ![]() The Settings page is bare-bones besides toggling protections for all sites, there is only one other option to pause and resume the extension.Ī Statistics page lists how many items of each type were blocked in the past 30 days by default. Options to turn specific protections off for all sites are found in the Settings. Just use the toggle to set protections to on or off while on the active site. Malwarebytes Browser Guard users may disable some or all of the protection types on select websites. It appears that only ad networks and trackers that got blocked are listed there the statistics showed blocked malware during tests but no information was provided where the malware was found and what it was. Blocked elements are listed in the interface but there are not any options to interact with them, e.g. A click on the icon opens the management interface that lists the enabled protection types and the elements found on the page.īrowser Guard protects against four core types of threats: ads & trackers, malware, scams, and potentially unwanted programs. The extension adds an icon to the browser's toolbar that indicates the number of elements found on the active page. It should work in most Chromium-based web browsers and not just Google Chrome. Malwarebytes Browser Guard is available on the Chrome Web Store. Tip: Malwarebytes launched the first beta of Malwarebytes 4 recently. The extension is available for Chrome only currently as the Firefox extension was pulled by Malwarebytes because of a few issues that needed fixing. ![]() ![]() Going forward, that extension is known as Malwarebytes Browser Guard. ![]()
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