Advice Request Popular browser extensions

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rndmblk

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I was interested in what the popular period scanners are. I reviewed the 60 most recently updated Computer Security Configuration posts that were classified as Security: Complete. The results are below. Obviously popular doesn't mean the best.

I didn't count Password Managers or VPN extensions as these both now have separate categories in the computer configuration template and I didn't want to skew the results.

Extension/Add-onCount
uBlock Origin
38​
AdGuard
14​
HTTPS Everywhere
12​
Bitdefender Trafficlight
11​
ClearURLS
9​
Cookie AutoDelete
7​
Kaspersky Protection
7​
Netcraft
6​
None listed
4​
Decentraleyes
3​
Enhancer for Youtube
3​
Internet Download Manager
3​
LocalCDN
3​
Microsoft Defender Browser Protection
3​
Trace
3​
Emsisoft Browser Security
2​
Grammarly
2​
Malwarebytes
2​
Microsoft Editor
2​
Simple Translate
2​
Tampermonkey
2​
uMatrix
2​
WebRTC Blocker
2​
Ant Download Manager
1​
AVG
1​
Blocksi Web Filter
1​
Browsing Protection by F-Secure
1​
Checker Plus for Gmail
1​
Checkpoint Sandblast Agent for Browser
1​
Clear Browsing Data
1​
Close & Clean
1​
Dark New Tab
1​
Dark Reader
1​
Facebook container
1​
Feedly Notifier
1​
FilipePS/Traduzir-paginas
1​
Flagfox
1​
Font Rendering Enhancer
1​
F-Secure Browser Protection
1​
GoFullPage
1​
Google Drive
1​
Google translate for FF
1​
Honey
1​
Joplin
1​
Minimal Scrollbar
1​
Moderator toolbox for Reddit
1​
NelliTab
1​
Norton Safe Web
1​
NoScript
1​
Ping Blocker
1​
Poper Blocker
1​
Privacy.com
1​
SC Currency converter
1​
Selection Search
1​
Simplelogin
1​
Temporary Containers
1​
Tiny Suspender
1​
To Google Translate
1​
Translator
1​
Trend Micro Shell Shock Detector
1​
Trend Micro Toolbar
1​
Uget
1​
Universal Bypass
1​
User Agent Switcher
1​
VTzilla
1​
WA Web Plus for WhatsApp
1​
WebRTC Control
1​
WebRTC Protect
1​
XDM
1​
 
Some of these extensions require a software installed on your system to work. I think you can remove those extensions from the list like XDM, IDM, Joplin, Ant Download manager and i don't think that F-Secure Browser Protection will work without F-Secure installed, same for Kaspersky.

EDIT: I think either @MacDefender or @upnorth can tell us more about F-Secure extension.
 
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