APIVoid Browser Lockdown

[NoVirusThanks]

We've released APIVoid Browser Protection, a browser extension designed to allow only trusted websites and file downloads:

APIVoid Browser Lockdown for Chrome and Firefox | APIVoid

APIVoid Browser Lockdown is a browser extension that blocks all websites except your trusted list, giving you full control over which sites can be accessed.

www.apivoid.com

This extension can lock down your browser to only allow access to trusted websites and downloads of specified file types.

You can view blocked events, customize the "blocked domain" page with your own logo, and manage whitelists.

With the Enterprise option, you can set a remote URL for your whitelist (domains and file types), which will be automatically updated every N minutes.

All settings can be easily exported and imported across browsers or devices.

Here's a screenshot of the main interface:

 

[HarborFront]

Frankly, I can't find a use case. Your example of http://vimeo.com....................ha............ha................ha.............. say I visit it

So far all the websites I visited and liked are already in my favorites. Likely those locked down websites are those that I don't visit. And my APIVoid Browser Protection, uBO and Bitdefender will warn and block malicious sites

 

[LinuxFan58]

I think it is more directed for the corporate market (Browser Lock also options to brand it, using a company's logo etc), but also for private use there are some use cases.

I use two browser profiles, one for work and one for surfing. The work profile has all (Chromium browser) site permissions on default, the surfing nearly all on block/don´t allow. Besides the websites (around 10) i use for work, I also use video (vimeo and youtube videos used in lessons to explain something). That is a really brilliant use use case for Browser Lock. When I use Browser Lock, I wondered why nobody else has thought about it earlier.

You could also use Browser Lock in a browser profile when you do sensitive stuf (e.g. entering tax data in governmental websites or doing e-banking et cetera). I will be probably using my work profile for other sensitive stuff as well (think of tax, retirement funds and benefits, social security, health care insurance and banking), but I will add them on the go (and when everything works disable the proceed option).

So for real world private use cases, you should als consider using different browsers or browser profiles

 

[LinuxFan58]

@NoVirusThanks

I first thought I had forgotten the domain, but when I log in to my work account (with a link companyname.sharepoint.com/sites/portal),
I get a block (domain is whitelisted) on file type download, while I can´t see anything awkward in the href=¨link" when I inspect the page.

The log also does not explain which file type is blocked. My work is a business university which relies heavily on Microsoft and IT is outsourced
(so it probably is a pretty standard Microsoft environment). I will PM you the link.

 

[NoVirusThanks]

@LinuxFan58

Please try this:

1) Add "aspx" in the "Trusted File Types"

This should fix the block of "File type not in trusted downloads list".

Then, if not already done, just add this domain on trusted domains (I got it after a few redirects):

microsoftonline.com

It works here for me, let me know.

 

[LinuxFan58]

@LinuxFan58

Please try this:

1) Add "aspx" in the "Trusted File Types"

This should fix the block of "File type not in trusted downloads list".

Then, if not already done, just add this domain on trusted domains (I got it after a few redirects):

microsoftonline.com

It works here for me, let me know.

Adding aspx did the trick .

I have an additional feature request.

I know this extension is directed to corporate market, so it makes sense to NOT show an ON-OF switch in the extension popup. As a home user I would appreciate an ON-OFF in the extension popup;

 

[NoVirusThanks]

We've released a new version v1.2:

Fixed exporting of settings and lists on Firefox

Should fix an issue on Firefox that caused random failed exports of settings and lists.

@LinuxFan58

Will add the on/off switch on the next version.

 

[NoVirusThanks]

We've released a new version v1.3:

Show the blocked file type, e.g. [hta], in the warning page
Correctly show the blocked URL in case of redirects
Added toggle on/off to enable/disable Lockdown Mode on the popup
Added option to hide the on/off toggle on the popup
Minor bug fixes

@LinuxFan58

Added the on/off switch on the popup.