8.4
AdBlock — block ads across the web
🌐 Chrome ExtensionUnknown
Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free
61,000,000 usersRating: 4.5/5v6.41.3
Low Risk8.4/10
Scanned June 1, 2026
·Risk Flags
Inject scripts into web pages
5 safer alternatives available
7.7
Permissions
6.0
Developer
10.0
Data Privacy
10.0
Policy Match
Permissions (30)
Schedule tasks to run periodically
alarmsacceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Add items to right-click menus
contextMenusexpected
Standard for ad blockers — this permission is required for core functionality
Unknown permission: declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccessunusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Unknown permission: idle
idleunusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Show desktop notifications
notificationsunusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Inject scripts into web pages
scriptingunusual
Not typical for ad blockers — review why this is needed
Store data locally in the browser
storageexpected
Standard for ad blockers — this permission is required for core functionality
Read your open tabs and navigation activity
tabsacceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Unknown permission: unlimitedStorage
unlimitedStorageacceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Track detailed navigation events
webNavigationacceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Observe and analyze all web traffic
webRequestexpected
Standard for ad blockers — this permission is required for core functionality
Access all websites you visit
<all_urls>expected
Standard for ad blockers — this permission is required for core functionality
Manage other installed extensions
managementunusual
Not typical for ad blockers — review why this is needed
Access data on *
http://*/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on *
https://*/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on getadblock.com
https://getadblock.com/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on *.dev.getadblock.com
https://*.dev.getadblock.com/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on *.myaccount.getadblock.com
https://*.myaccount.getadblock.com/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Unknown permission: *://*.youtube.com/*
*://*.youtube.com/*unusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Access data on youtube.com
https://youtube.com/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on www.youtube.com
https://www.youtube.com/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on vpn.getadblock.com
https://vpn.getadblock.com/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on adblockplus.org
https://adblockplus.org/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on new.adblockplus.org
https://new.adblockplus.org/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on welcome.adblockplus.org
https://welcome.adblockplus.org/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on accounts.adblockplus.org
https://accounts.adblockplus.org/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on *.myaccount.adblockplus.org
https://*.myaccount.adblockplus.org/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Access data on btloader.com
https://btloader.com/trustedIframe.html?o=*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Unknown permission: *://*.facebook.com/*
*://*.facebook.com/*unusual
Uncommon for ad blockers but not necessarily a concern
Access data on stackoverflow.com
https://stackoverflow.com/*acceptable
Common for ad blockers — used by most tools in this category
Developer
NameNot disclosed
Verified PublisherYes
Known EntityNot recognized
Data Flows
Extension background service
Encryptedtab data
Privacy Policy Analysis
Policy Status
Policy found
https://getadblock.com/privacy/
Actual Data Collection
- tab data
Policy matches observed behavior
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