No malware found
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What our analysis found
Ad block & Adblocker - No Ads extension, used by 70,000 people, showed no malicious code in Extension Auditor's review. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites. It comes from a trusted publisher and was last updated in September 2026.
Analyst notes
Every one of the 8 JavaScript files is a genuine MV3 ad-blocker implementation: only toggles declarativeNetRequest rulesets and counts matched rules, /{content,element-to-block,y}.js do cosmetic element hiding and YouTube ad-skipping, and + implement the well-known open-source Twitch ad-skip technique whose only network destinations are [domain withheld] and [domain withheld] with Twitch's public web Client-ID 'kimne78kx3ncx6brgo4mv6wki5h1ko' ( line 2); the captured Twitch integrity token is passed by postMessage into the injected worker and never leaves the page. There is no telemetry sink at all — the only non-Twitch URLs in the whole bundle are noads.day pages (the publisher's own domain, matching the privacy-policy host), license comments, and the CWS reviews link, and the UUID written to storage.sync as 'userId' (:336) is never read by any request. Contradicting the malware label: no obfuscation, no access, no affiliate redirects (all 7 redirect actions found point at empty 'data:' script or silent-MP3 stand-ins and the modifyHeaders rules only append CSP restrictions), and grep for 'whatsapp' matches nothing, so the [domain withheld] WhatsApp-spamware provenance note does not apply to this code. Corroborating suspicion but not confirmed by code: the 48% malicious permhash cluster, and vestigial remote-config plumbing at:66-92 where a fetch(url, {credentials:'include'}) result would be installed as dynamic DNR rules — that path is unreachable in 1.9.8 because the loop iterates the keys of a hardcoded object ('success','rules') against a chrome.tabs.Tab, which never carries 'updateRules'/'rule_scope', and no remote endpoint string exists anywhere in the build. Confidence is medium rather than high because the bundle was trimmed to 15 of the extension's 73 rule JSONs (, and most of main/*.json are absent), and an unreviewed ruleset is where an affiliate-hijack redirect would hide.
Ad block & Adblocker - No Ads extension Chrome extension security report
ID: gbdjcgalliefpinpmggefbloehmmknca
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Extension Info & Metadata
Publisher Contextual Analysis
- Author
- NoAds application
- Privacy
- Privacy Policy
- MX records exist
- Yes
- Domain exists
- Yes
- Is disposable
- No
- Is role-based
- No
- Mailbox exists
- Yes
- Website
- Visit
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Install growth
Each row lists a threat category the scanner evaluates. A checkmark means the review ran and found no matching issues in that category for this version.
Data Exfiltration
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Unauthorized Data Collection
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Network Interception
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Code Injection
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Credential Theft
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Obfuscation
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Tracking
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Privilege Escalation
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Phishing
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Remote Code Loading
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
Other
Code review completed; no malicious patterns detected for this category.
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About this extension
Block ads and popunders on social websites. Removing ads makes websites work faster. Youtube Adblocker for pre-roll, banners
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Adblock is the extension is essential in your browser as it will let all the sites you enjoy browsing without advertisements and unwanted ads. Install now and watch the magic happen :) Block annoying and intrusive ads while browsing We will block advertisements from all sites, but you can refer to us sites to the extension not to block either. Websites are prone to an abundance of ads and distract from important content, to avoid this you have to install and use an extenssion called No ads - adblock. It's all very simple. Ad blocker blocks ads, popunder, banners advertisements, adult & gambling websites and malicious websites. It can also prevent advertisers from tracking your behavior, improves privacy and data protection and saves battery as well as data plan. Remove annoying ad to stay focused on content you was looking for. Website blocking intrusive ads minimizes the risk of “malvertising” infections. Ad block disable known malware domains and makes protecting yourself from malware easy. This Chrome extension ad blocker is the solution to block and remove all ads. Enhanced privacy inbuilt to disable tracking. Adblock lets you browse the web anonymously and stop companies from tracking your online activity. You don't need to change your favorite browser for private and secure browsing. This extension runs on all your favorite chromium based browsers. The best features at a glance: - The application supports every chromium based web browser and adblock everything in. - Blocks sites that distribute malicious content, viruses and fraudulent websites. * Safe browsing * Some websites may contain hidden links that force you to click and may lead you to suspicious Virus and Malware installations. So we also block these links and act as a kind of extra protection with algorithms built into adblocker. *Element block* After installing the extension, simply click on the extension icon. You can then hover the cursor around, and the extension will highlight all blockable elements within a page. Click on an undesirable element, and the extension should block it immediately. Click the blue "Get" button to start blocking advertisements today. Types of ads it blocks: - Pop-up ads blocker - Banner adblocking - Video adblock - Tracking cookies - Text advertisement - Animated ads blocker - Facebook ads blocking - Makes YouTube banners unseened - YouTube pre-roll ads block* *Extension speeds up playing video ads on YouTube and/or skip it after 5 sec playing. It do not block it permanently. It uses only allowed on YouTube service methods. - Webmail advertisement block - Overlay ads block - Other types of annoying ads - Webpage element blocking The most compatible ad blocker on the market! The extension can track the URLs you visit in order to collect and analyze information about ads that are blocked automatically and/or by using an element blocker. By installing the extension, you are giving your consent to these actions and agreeing to our policy.
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