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: Urban AdBlocker

HIGH RISKStill available - needs review

Urban AdBlocker

ID: feflcgofneboehfdeebcfglbodaceghj

Supported Languages

🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)

🇳🇱Dutch

🇺🇸English

🇫🇷French

🇩🇪German

🇮🇩Indonesian

🇯🇵Japanese

🇷🇺Russian

🇪🇸Spanish

🇹🇷Turkish

Extension Info & Metadata

Status

Active

Version

3.4.1

Size

14.27 MB

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

255

Users

30,000

Type

Extension

Updated

Jul 13, 2026

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted

Author: Urban VPNView Profile
Privacy: Privacy Policy
Country: US
MX records exist: Yes
Domain exists: Yes
Is disposable: No
Is role-based: No
Mailbox exists: Yes
Address: 1007 North Orange Street 4th floor Wilmington, DE 19801 US
Website: Visit

Total Extensions

Active

Obsolete

Listed

Unlisted

Total Users

1,734,987

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Block ad, pop-up & pre-roll video with AdBlocker for web browsers

Have an ad-free browsing experience with Urban Ad Blocker for web browsers. Just one click, and you are on your way! Urban Ad Blocker is a product by Urban Cyber Security. Our Chrome Extension users enjoy: • The ability to block any element on web pages - You can easily configure it yourself. • Ad-free browsing experience, eliminating native ads, pop-ups/pop-unders, tab-ups, banners & textual ads. • Improve browsing speed - Less ads on your browser means savings in bandwidth, download size, and server calls. This is achieved by only loading valuable content and skipping the ads altogether. Get back to enjoying what matters on every website on the web. You will soon forget that ads even exist in no time! This extension is an all-in-one solution. No need to download further software - Click "Add to Chrome" to install the extension and you are set to browse freely, this time with no ads! To enable us to block unwanted ads and provide safe browsing features, we need to access and collect certain information, such as: URLs you click, the ads displayed for you and your interaction with the ads, history, click stream data, and IP address. In addition, subject to your consent through the prominent notice, we will be accessing and collecting your web browsing data that includes information on: - search engine results page - web pages visited - clicked stream data - information about the content that you viewed (the ad campaign) - information about where you viewed the content (website, app, or extension).

User Growth

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Versions

+200%(+20,000 users)

Compared to 3 months ago

6 versions released in this period

Rating Count

Total: 102 ratings+4 (4%)

Average Rating

Current: 4.05 / 5.0-0.07

Extracted Data

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Critical1

High4

Medium2

Low0

Versions scanned

Showing 1 of 44 scanned versions with more than one unique finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
3.3.0 Code review	7

Extension Version	Code Review Findings
3.3.0	7

Files with findings

2 distinct paths — top paths by unique finding count:

content/index.js5
manifest.json2

S.No.	Category	Severity	File	Summary	Found in Version
1	Network Interception	critical	manifest.json (line 44)	The manifest declares a dedicated redirect API endpoint (`api-pro.urban-vpn.com/rest/v1/redirect/*`), an anti-phishing URL-checking endpoint, remote config server, and user authentication service—all at Urban VPN's ow…	3.3.0
2	Tracking	high	content/index.js (line 7426)	The `AnalyticsService` running in every content script context injects a persistent `toolbar_session_id` into the payload of every analytics event before forwarding it to the service worker via `chrome.runtime.sendMes…	3.3.0
3	Tracking	high	content/index.js (line 302)	The `IframeManager.inject()` method passes the full page URL of the flagged site as a query parameter into the anti-malware notification iframe (`?url=${decodeURIComponent(url)}`). The notification app that loads insi…	3.3.0
4	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	manifest.json (line 14)	The content script (363 KB bundled) is injected into every page and every iframe across all URLs via `all_frames: true`. This means it runs inside payment iframes, OAuth login frames, banking sub-pages, and credential…	3.3.0
5	Unauthorized Data Collection	high	content/index.js (line 7214)	On every page load and in every iframe, the content script captures `window.location.origin` as `domain` and passes it to the background service worker via `sendToMario` as part of module initialization. Since `all_fr…	3.3.0
6	Code Injection	medium	content/index.js (line 5929)	The bundle contains two instances of dynamic `Function()` constructor calls used to escape strict mode and access the global `this` object. While the outer context appears to be the reflect-metadata polyfill, the use …	3.3.0
7	Phishing	medium	content/index.js (line 14)	The anti-malware message bus includes a `getMeOutFromSite` action that can be dispatched from the notification iframe and handled by the service worker. With `tabs` permission and `<all_urls>` access, this mechanism a…	3.3.0

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URLs

123

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v3-migration.vuejs.org	/breaking-changes/custom-elements-interop.html%60	https://v3-migration.vuejs.org/breaking-changes/custom-elements-interop.html`
v3-migration.vuejs.org	/breaking-changes/v-model.html%60	https://v3-migration.vuejs.org/breaking-changes/v-model.html`
v3-migration.vuejs.org	/breaking-changes/v-bind.html%60	https://v3-migration.vuejs.org/breaking-changes/v-bind.html`
v3-migration.vuejs.org	/breaking-changes/v-on-native-modifier-removed.html%60	https://v3-migration.vuejs.org/breaking-changes/v-on-native-modifier-removed.html`
v3-migration.vuejs.org	/breaking-changes/v-if-v-for.html%60	https://v3-migration.vuejs.org/breaking-changes/v-if-v-for.html`
v3-migration.vuejs.org	/breaking-changes/inline-template-attribute.html%60	https://v3-migration.vuejs.org/breaking-changes/inline-template-attribute.html`
v3-migration.vuejs.org	/breaking-changes/filters.html%60	https://v3-migration.vuejs.org/breaking-changes/filters.html`
vuejs.org	/error-reference/	https://vuejs.org/error-reference/#compiler-${code}`;
github.com	/vuejs/language-tools/pull/3424	https://github.com/vuejs/language-tools/pull/3424
html.spec.whatwg.org	/multipage/parsing.html	https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/parsing.html#tree-construction-dispatcher

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3.1.1.1	IPv4	-
3.1.2.1	IPv4	-
3.1.3.1	IPv4	-
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5.0 out of 5 · 10 most recent reviews

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I was tired of constant video ads and annoying pop-ups, so I installed Urban Ad Blocker. It started blocking ads instantly after installation without any complicated setup. The new interface design is super clean, and web pages load noticeably faster now that bandwidth isn't wasted on heavy ads. Smooth, effective, and works right out of the box!

Shafin Islam·3 Aug 2026

I installed Urban Ad Blocker mainly to stop annoying pre-roll video ads and pop-ups, and it has been working really well. Sites load noticeably faster now because it stops heavy ads from downloading in the background. I really like how simple it is to use no account setup or complicated rules required. You just add it to Chrome, and it starts blocking right away. The new UI looks very clean too. Very solid choice if you want hassle-free ad blocking!

Ezabul Mia·3 Aug 2026

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Security Warning: Historically Flagged as Malware

Urban AdBlocker

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