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[12] [16] In February 2021, Google blocked "The Great Suspender", a popular extension with 2,000,000 users after it was reported that malicious code was added to it. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Chrome used to allow extensions hosted on Chrome Web Store to also be installed at the developer's website for the sake of convenience. [ 20 ]
Chinese Firewall Test - Instantly test if a URL is blocked by the Great Firewall of China in real time. Tests for both symptoms of DNS poisoning and HTTP blocking from a number of locations within mainland China. China Firewall Test - Test if any domain is DNS poisoned in China in real-time. DNS poisoning is one way in which websites can be ...
In October 2018, Google announced a major future update to Chrome's extension API, known as "Manifest V3" (in reference to the manifest file contained within extensions). Manifest V3 is intended to modernize the extension architecture and improve the security and performance of the browser; it adopts declarative APIs to "decrease the need for ...
Free and open-source software portal; AdNauseam – A free and open-source browser extension that blocks and clicks on ads served by sites that ignore Do Not Track; Blur – An open-source application designed to stop non-consensual third party trackers.
uBlock Origin (/ ˈ j uː b l ɒ k / YOO-blok [5]) is a free and open-source browser extension for content filtering, including ad blocking.The extension is available for Firefox and Chromium-based browsers (such as Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Opera).
NoScript can force the browser to always use HTTPS when establishing connections to some sensitive sites, in order to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. This behavior can be triggered either by the websites themselves, by sending the Strict Transport Security header, or configured by users for those websites that don't support Strict Transport Security yet.
Internet Explorer was the first major browser to support extensions, with the release of version 4 in 1997. [1] Firefox has supported extensions since its launch in 2004. Opera and Chrome began supporting extensions in 2009, [2] and Safari did so the following year. Microsoft Edge added extension support in 2016. [3]
AdBlock is an ad-blocking browser extension for Google Chrome, Apple Safari (desktop and mobile), Firefox, Samsung Internet, Microsoft Edge and Opera. [4] [5] AdBlock allows users to prevent page elements, such as advertisements, from being displayed. It is free to download and use, and it includes optional donations to the developers. [6]