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8.0
Overall

AdGuard AdBlocker

🌐 Chrome Extension

Unknown

Unmatched adblock extension against advertising and pop-ups. Blocks ads on Facebook, YouTube and all other websites.

16,000,000 usersRating: 4.7/5v5.4.3.32
Low Risk8.0/10

Scanned June 1, 2026

Risk Flags

Read and modify cookies for any site
Inject scripts into web pages
5 safer alternatives available
6.5
Permissions
6.0
Developer
10.0
Data Privacy
10.0
Policy Match

Permissions (21)

Read your open tabs and navigation activity
tabsacceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
High
Observe and analyze all web traffic
webRequestexpected
Standard for ad blockers — this permission is required for core functionality
Critical
Track detailed navigation events
webNavigationacceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
High
Store data locally in the browser
storageexpected
Standard for ad blockers — this permission is required for core functionality
Low
Unknown permission: unlimitedStorage
unlimitedStorageacceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Medium
Add items to right-click menus
contextMenusexpected
Standard for ad blockers — this permission is required for core functionality
None
Read and modify cookies for any site
cookiesunusual
Not typical for ad blockers — review why this is needed
Critical
Unknown permission: declarativeNetRequest
declarativeNetRequestunusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Unknown permission: declarativeNetRequestFeedback
declarativeNetRequestFeedbackunusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Inject scripts into web pages
scriptingunusual
Not typical for ad blockers — review why this is needed
Critical
Unknown permission: userScripts
userScriptsunusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Access all websites you visit
<all_urls>expected
Standard for ad blockers — this permission is required for core functionality
Critical
Unknown permission: privacy
privacyunusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Access data on *
http://*/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Medium
Access data on *
https://*/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Medium
Unknown permission: *://*.adguard.com/*/thankyou.html*
*://*.adguard.com/*/thankyou.html*unusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Unknown permission: *://*.adguard.info/*/thankyou.html*
*://*.adguard.info/*/thankyou.html*unusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Unknown permission: *://*.adguard.app/*/thankyou.html*
*://*.adguard.app/*/thankyou.html*unusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Unknown permission: *://reports.adguard.com/*
*://reports.adguard.com/*unusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Unknown permission: *://reports.adguard.info/*
*://reports.adguard.info/*unusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Unknown permission: *://reports.adguard.app/*
*://reports.adguard.app/*unusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Medium

Developer

NameNot disclosed
Verified PublisherYes
Known EntityNot recognized

Data Flows

Extension background service
Encryptedcookies, tab data

Privacy Policy Analysis

Policy Status
Policy found
https://adguard.com/privacy.html
Actual Data Collection
  • cookies
  • tab data
Policy matches observed behavior

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