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42 indicators in this extension

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NewsGuard, used by 30,000 people, is not yet reviewed by Extension Auditor. It comes from a trusted publisher and was last updated in April 2026.

NewsGuard Chrome extension security report

ID: hcgajcpgaalgpeholhdooeddllhedegi

Supported Languages

🇺🇸English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Active

Version

5.10.2

Size

0.42 MB

Rating

3.6/5

Reviews

518

Users

30,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Apr 14, 2026

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: NewsGuard Technologies, Inc.
Privacy: Privacy Policy
Help: Help Center
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes

Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Users

31,000

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Install growth

User Growth

Showing data from Sep 10, 2023 to Sep 08, 2024

Versions

No change in user count

Compared to 3 months ago

6 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 517 ratings

Average Rating

Current: 3.59 / 5.0+0.00

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React Flow

Internal permhash`cbe6d72ae6…`
2 malicious

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Permhash (Mandiant)`1d35214562…`
2 malicious

20 other extensions carry this fingerprint; 2 of the cluster are known malicious.

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Network indicators

40 URLs and 0 IP literals were extracted from this version.

Item	Type	Severity	Description
https:///	Host	Critical	Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website.
http:///	Host	Critical	Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website.
nativeMessaging	Permission	High	This permission enables communication with applications installed on your computer. Rated High because it can exchange data with native programs, potentially exposing system-level information and local files.
tabs	Permission	Medium	This permission enables tab management and monitoring. Rated Medium because it can track open tabs, access tab metadata, and monitor user browsing patterns.
storage	Permission	Medium	This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.

42 indicators in this extension

42 indicators

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About this extension

NewsGuard's rating shields and labels help users know which news and information websites to trust.

Read the publisher’s full description

NewsGuard's reliability ratings for news and information sources help users make decisions about which news sources to trust—and avoid misinformation and disinformation. Our ratings, scores, and Nutrition Labels for websites are displayed next to links on search engines and social media platforms and cover all the news websites accounting for 95% of online engagement. Ratings are conducted by a team of experienced journalists using nine basic, apolitical journalistic criteria. Each site receives a trust score of 0-100, an overall rating level ranging from “High Credibility” to “Proceed with Caution,” and a thorough Nutrition Label report detailing the site’s ownership and financing, content, credibility practices, transparency practices, and history. NewsGuard is for personal use only. Any commercial, research, or other non-personal use of NewsGuard is strictly prohibited by our Terms of Service: https://www.newsguardtech.com/terms-of-service/

User reviews

2.9 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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I don't understand why would you want some org telling you who is creditable and who's not? News guard isn't

J J·6 Nov 2025

After researching, the credibility of this company is solid, it was founded by established and trusted journalists and continues to be endorsed by them. They use objective journalistic standards to judge the websites and for the most part they do a great job. It is affordably priced and easy to cancel after your free-trial. However, considering the level of influence they have, there is a lot that is left out and they don't seem to be held accountable by anything other than the pride of accredited journalists and the AP (which is hefty at least). This leaves a worrying amount of room for bias or manipulation which will hopefully be remedied, HOWEVER, thus far the ratings are very accurate and well substantiated and anyone saying otherwise is silly and doesn't know how to read... It's not a definitive good or bad, but it's certainly a very useful starting place considering all the fake news to sift through.

Annemarie Graham·22 Jan 2025

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Version	Size	Verdict	Findings	Permhash
5.10.2 Latest	0.42 MB	Not scanned	—	1d35214562713b1d185df4b1b990809f1299b988ed3b352e0cb34102cf6ab90d
5.10.1	0.42 MB	Not scanned	—	1d35214562713b1d185df4b1b990809f1299b988ed3b352e0cb34102cf6ab90d
5.9.9	1.57 MB	Not scanned	—	1d35214562713b1d185df4b1b990809f1299b988ed3b352e0cb34102cf6ab90d
5.9.8	1.57 MB	Not scanned	—	1d35214562713b1d185df4b1b990809f1299b988ed3b352e0cb34102cf6ab90d
5.8	1.57 MB	Not scanned	—	1d35214562713b1d185df4b1b990809f1299b988ed3b352e0cb34102cf6ab90d
5.7	1.57 MB	Not scanned	—	1d35214562713b1d185df4b1b990809f1299b988ed3b352e0cb34102cf6ab90d
5.6.5	1.56 MB	Not scanned	—	1d35214562713b1d185df4b1b990809f1299b988ed3b352e0cb34102cf6ab90d
5.6	1.61 MB	Not scanned	—	32aeefc2ca420580af7057a00dda19df45a66c41861a0c0a356f1552c8e77825
5.5	1.61 MB	Not scanned	—	32aeefc2ca420580af7057a00dda19df45a66c41861a0c0a356f1552c8e77825
5.4	1.61 MB	Not scanned	—	32aeefc2ca420580af7057a00dda19df45a66c41861a0c0a356f1552c8e77825

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