Security Warning: Historically Flagged as Malware

This extension is historically labeled as malware, but the current version analysis does not yet confirm severe malicious findings.Extension: Adblock Web - Adblocker for Chrome

HIGH RISKStill available - needs review

Adblock Web - Adblocker for Chrome

ID: jhkhlgaomejplkanglolfpcmfknnomle

Supported Languages

🇪🇹Amharic

🇸🇦Arabic

🇧🇩Bengali

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese

🇬🇧British English

🇧🇬Bulgarian

🇪🇸Catalan

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)

🇹🇼Chinese (Traditional)

🇭🇷Croatian

🇨🇿Czech

🇩🇰Danish

🇳🇱Dutch

🇺🇸English

🇪🇪Estonian

🇵🇭Filipino

🇫🇮Finnish

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇬🇷Greek

🇮🇳Gujarati

🇮🇱Hebrew

🇮🇳Hindi

🇭🇺Hungarian

🇮🇩Indonesian

🇮🇹Italian

🇯🇵Japanese

🇮🇳Kannada

🇰🇷Korean

🇲🇽Latin American Spanish

🇱🇻Latvian

🇱🇹Lithuanian

🇲🇾Malay

🇮🇳Malayalam

🇳🇴Norwegian

🇮🇷Persian

🇵🇱Polish

🇵🇹Portuguese

🇷🇴Romanian

🇷🇺Russian

🇷🇸Serbian

🇸🇰Slovak

🇸🇮Slovenian

🇪🇸Spanish

🇰🇪Swahili

🇸🇪Swedish

🇮🇳Tamil

🇮🇳Telugu

🇹🇭Thai

🇹🇷Turkish

🇺🇦Ukrainian

🇺🇸US English

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Active

Version

1.0.8

Size

1.07 MB

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

368

Users

10,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Nov 19, 2025

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author: uadblock IncView Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

10,000

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Get rid of any intrusive ads easily and make your web cleaner!

Adblock Web is a powerful but simple, ad blocking tool for your browser. We have made our algorithm strong so you will enjoy surfing as you want. Our extension blocks annoying content and enables you to know the security status of a website. The extension not only helps you access the content without ads but also secure browsing. Our product Adblock for Chrome for blocking ads is a modern artwork that uplifts your online experience by offering next-level security and user experience in a single click. The extension gives you an opportunity to block any element on a web page. Including video and video ads. To block an element click the button 'add element' and then click the element you want to be blocked. In case you want to unblock the element, go to the options -> 'Add your own filter' and remove the filter from the list. How to use adblock extension? Once you install the adblock extension on Chrome, click the extension icon (adblock) at the top right corner to turn on its features. We don’t allow any type of ads and block every ad even that you don’t see. Save your time and improve browser speed with good working Adblock. Click "Add to chrome" button and enjoy browser surfing without ads. If you have any queries, suggestions, or feedback, please contact us and help us improve our services for you.

User Growth

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Versions

No change in user count

Compared to 3 months ago

7 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 202 ratings+27 (15%)

Average Rating

Current: 4.72 / 5.0+4.72

Extracted Data

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By severity

Critical1

High3

Medium5

Low0

Versions scanned

Showing 2 of 8 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.5 Code review	5
1.0.1 Code review	4

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
1.0.5	5
1.0.1	4

Files with findings

5 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

js/new_bg.js3
lib/background.js3
domain/js/commonJS.js1
js/background.js1
manifest.json1

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Phishing	critical	manifest.json (line 1)	The extension is listed in the Chrome Web Store as 'Adblock Web - Adblocker for Chrome' with ~300,000 users, but the manifest declares the name as 'Paint Tool for Chrome' and the description describes a drawing applic…	1.0.1
2	Other	high	lib/background.js (line 32)	The `navigator.webdriver` check is a deliberate anti-automation/sandbox-detection technique. All install-tracking and uninstall-URL behavior is gated behind this check, meaning the extension behaves differently under …	1.0.1
3	Remote Code Loading	high	js/new_bg.js (line 2105)	The background code pulls extension-controlled data from a hard-coded remote domain over plain HTTP and also accepts iframe `postMessage` responses with a wildcard target. Because this remote endpoint supplies domain …	1.0.5
4	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	domain/js/commonJS.js (line 24)	This function serializes a visited URL/domain and POSTs it to the vendor backend for classification. Elsewhere in the extension, this path is triggered for sites not already in local lists, meaning browsing activity i…	1.0.5
5	Obfuscation	medium	js/new_bg.js (line 3295)	After fetching remote configuration, the extension looks for a `bgProcessor` field, base64-decodes it, and parses it into structured data. Receiving opaque, remotely supplied payloads in a privileged background page i…	1.0.5
6	Obfuscation	medium	lib/background.js (line 49)	The background script dynamically creates and appends a `<script>` element to the background page's DOM rather than declaring `lib/interface.js` statically in the manifest's `background.scripts` array. This pattern is…	1.0.1
7	Other	medium	lib/background.js (line 35)	The extension calls `chrome.management.getSelf` to check if `installType === 'normal'`, meaning it explicitly skips install/update telemetry when loaded from a developer unpacked source or enterprise policy — environm…	1.0.1
8	Tracking	medium	js/background.js (line 40)	On every extension update, the background page sends version, browser version, and locale data to a third-party tracking endpoint. The request is sent over plain HTTP, which exposes this telemetry to interception or t…	1.0.5
9	Tracking	medium	js/new_bg.js (line 2051)	The extension loads Google Analytics in the privileged background context and explicitly binds requests to a custom `clientId`. In the same file, that ID is generated once and persisted in storage, enabling long-lived…	1.0.5

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URLs

123

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www.w3.org	/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns	http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
ns.adobe.com	/xap/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
ns.adobe.com	/xap/1.0/mm/	http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
ns.adobe.com	/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceRef	http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceRef#
ns.adobe.com	/xap/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
purl.org	/dc/elements/1.1/	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
ns.adobe.com	/photoshop/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/
ns.adobe.com	/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceEvent	http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceEvent#
ns.adobe.com	/tiff/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/
ns.adobe.com	/exif/1.0/	http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/

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192.168.1.33	IPv4	-
1.0.0.0	IPv4	-
1.2.3.4	IPv4	-
1.1.1.1	IPv4	-
2.1.1.1	IPv4	-
192.0.2.128	IPv4	-
192.1.2.128	IPv4	-

3.8 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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Слабый

tktyf·31 Mar 2026

good

Jagdish Giri·15 Jan 2025

Dùng tốt lắm còn miễn phí nữa ko tiếc gì cho 5 sao

Minh Hoàng·21 Dec 2024

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Security Warning: Historically Flagged as Malware

Adblock Web - Adblocker for Chrome

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Code Review Findings Summary Across 8 Versions9

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