AdGuard AdBlockerSecurity Analysis

Chromev5.3.0.13MV3February 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
9.1CRITICAL
9.1 CRITICAL

This extension shows critical risk indicators. It requests highly sensitive permissions combined with suspicious code patterns. Proceed with extreme caution.

Based on 18 permissions including high-risk ones, 389 code findings, 4 dangerous combinations.

Dangerous Combinations(4)

CRITICALCookie access + external network

Extension has cookie access and sends data to external servers — potential session token theft.

cookies+external network request
HIGHTab tracking + external communication

Extension tracks open tabs and communicates with external servers — potential browsing surveillance.

tabs+external network request
CRITICALNetwork interception + external communication

Extension intercepts network traffic and sends data externally — potential man-in-the-middle behavior.

webRequest/webRequestBlocking+external network request
CRITICALAll-sites access + keyboard capture

Extension has access to all sites and captures keyboard input — behavior consistent with a keylogger.

<all_urls>+keylogger_pattern
Permissions
10.0/10
Code
10.0/10
Combinations
10.0/10
Manifest/CSP
1.1/10

Permissions(18 analyzed)

Code Findings(29 patterns, 389 total)

Libraries(4 detected)

4 libraries detected

Content Security Policy

CSP Present(1 issue)
LOW
object-srcobject-src not restricted

object-src is not set to 'none'. Plugins like Flash can be embedded, which may allow code execution.

Manifest Analysis(1 finding)

Resolved from __MSG_* i18n placeholders:

Name: AdGuard AdBlocker

Description: Unmatched adblock extension against advertising and pop-ups. Blocks ads on Facebook, YouTube and all other websites.

INFO
devtools_pageHas DevTools panel

Extension registers a DevTools panel page. DevTools extensions have access to inspected page network traffic and DOM.

External Domains(95)

*.ace.c9.ioadblockplus.orgadguard.appadguard.comaf.gog.comapi.jqueryui.comattacker.controlled.serverbitwiseshiftleft.github.iobugs.chromium.orgbugs.webkit.orgbugzilla.mozilla.orgcaniuse.comcataas.comcode.google.comcss-tricks.comdatatracker.ietf.orgdate-fns.orgdeveloper.cdn.mozilla.netdeveloper.microsoft.comdevtools.azureedge.netdomain.comdrafts.csswg.orgeev.eeen.wikipedia.orgencoding.spec.whatwg.orges5.github.ioeslint.orgesprima.orgexample.comexample.orgfaisalman.github.iofb.mefeross.orgfetch.spec.whatwg.orgfile-upload.orgfuture-sale-system.degist.github.comgit.iogithub.comglobalprivacycontrol.orggoogleads.g.doubleclick.netgroups.google.comhelp.adblockplus.orghelp.eyeo.comheycam.github.iohtml.spec.whatwg.orghttpwg.orghyperelliptic.orginfra.spec.whatwg.orgjedwatson.github.iojquery.orgjqueryui.comjs.foundationkb.adguard.comlearn.microsoft.comlink.adtidy.orglists.w3.orglocalhostman7.orgmarijnhaverbeke.nlmathiasbynens.bemedium.commermaid.livemozilla.orgmths.benanobar.micronube.comreactjs.orgreactrouter.comrxjs.devsecurepubads.g.doubleclick.netsemver.orgsource.chromium.orgstackoverflow.comstately.aitc39.estc39.github.iotools.ietf.orgwiki.ecmascript.orgwww.computerhope.comwww.cse.yorku.cawww.ecma-international.orgwww.facebook.comwww.gnu.orgwww.gog.comwww.html5rocks.comwww.iab.netwww.ndtv.comwww.opensource.orgwww.sproutcore.comwww.unicode.orgwww.wp.plwww.yaml.orgwww.youtube.comyaml.org

Indicators of Compromise

11010 indicators of compromise found

File Statistics

247
Total Files
58
JS Files
127.2 MB
Total Size

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