Hot Take [Updated 29/12/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

[Evjl's Rain]

Comparison between browser extensions

Test 29/12
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Test 24/11
Q&A - [Updated 24/11/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Test 12/11
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Test 7/11
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Test 6/9
Q&A - [Updated 3/9/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Test 3/9
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Test 2/9
Q&A - [Updated 25/7/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Test, quick 1/9
Q&A - [Updated 25/7/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Fun test 25/7/2018
Q&A - [Updated 24/7/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Updated 24/7/2018 (most comprehensive, as possible)
Q&A - [Updated 24/7/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Updated 19/7/2018
Q&A - [Updated 10/7/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Updated 18/7/2018
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Updated 10/7/2018
Q&A - [Updated 10/7/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Updated 7/6/2018
Q&A - [Updated 7/6/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Updated 3/6/2018
Q&A - [Updated 3/6/18] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Updated 25/4/2018
Poll - [Updated 25/4/18] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

Update: 23/3/2018
Poll - [Updated 23/3/18] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings


Browser: Google Chrome 65 x64
Malware and phishing links: 10 malc0de, 10 vxvault, 10 openphish, 10 verified phishtank, 10 unverified phishtank
Total: 50 links

Spoiler: Links

Dropbox - link test 17-3-2018.txt

Extensions: recently downloaded from Chrome Web Store
- Google Safe Browsing (built-in chrome's protection)
- AdGuard AdBlocker: default settings, uses Google Safe Browsing (delayed) and their own database
- Avira browser safety: default settings
- Norton Safe Web: default settings
- Bitdefender Trafficlight: default settings, it rarely blocks any malware links, just old ones
- Avast Online Security: default settings, only has phishing protection, expected to score 0 against malwares
- Netcraft Extension: default settings, only has phishing protection, expected to score 0 against malwares
- uBlock Origin with some additional filters

Spoiler: ublock origin filters

http://hosts-file.net/emd.txt
http://hosts-file.net/exp.txt
http://hosts-file.net/pup.txt
http://hosts-file.net/psh.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
https://ransomwaretracker.abuse.ch/downloads/RW_DOMBL.txt
https://ransomwaretracker.abuse.ch/downloads/RW_IPBL.txt
https://ransomwaretracker.abuse.ch/downloads/RW_URLBL.txt

NOTE: the result can vary from day-to-day. Tomorrow with different links, the result can be very different. All are live links but they can be dead a few minutes after the test. No duplication

Results:

Winner: Google Safe Browsing

 

[stefanos]

It kinda depends of your pc, only difference i can see is in ram being used, but still doenst matter because i sit at 60% ram usage while having browser, whatsapp, games, spotify, etc on...if you have cheap 200$ laptop, its total different case

For me the ublock origin is mandatory, i can live without other extensions because of avast web filter, bookmarks and safe browsing habits ( current setup)

Do i ever need netcraft or any other security/ privacy extension? Probably not
I would get rid of extension slowing me down or annoying me somehow, for sure :emoji_innocent:

Were all different and we have own choises of extensions, browsers, antiviruses and other lifestyle
I still agree overkill should be avoided, but im not punishing myself or someone because he uses extension a or b

my friend do not punish anyone. I just say my opinion. And a friend started to visit the forum and he told me he was terrified by the comments he had seen.

 

[stefanos]

And see one small test only with ad bloker and Avast secure online. And i am crazy with the ram
Q&A - [Updated 29/12/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings
Q&A - [Updated 29/12/2018] Browser extension comparison: Malwares and Phishings

 

[Moonhorse]

my friend do not punish anyone. I just say my opinion. And a friend started to visit the forum and he told me he was terrified by the comments he had seen.

No worries, every comment should be always taken with a grain of salt. But i just did reset ublock origin filters, anything to recommend? I have google chrome installed with netcraft + ublock origin only. Lets try live with this(atleast for week?)

Ps. posted wrong picture first, now its correct

 

[stefanos]

No worries, every comment should be always taken with a grain of salt. But i just did reset ublock origin filters, anything to recommend? I have google chrome installed with netcraft + ublock origin only. Lets try live with this(atleast for week?)

Ps. posted wrong picture first, now its correct
View attachment 207628

you will surely have more security. But for someone who has not experienced only to see the filters will see the evening nightmares

 

[oldschool]

For me is paranoia. Sure is better to use filters for ublock but for normal user without happy click is paranoia. Never i used filters and never i had one problem. One ad blocker one extesion like bitdefender malwarebytes or avira browser safety and for extra extra protection netcraft you are super secure. And if you use Kaspersky free or forticlient or and Avast the last time you don t need anything accept ad blocker. Is my poor opinion . All the extra extensions killl the speed of your borwser .

+1 to this,

and this:

my friend do not punish anyone. I just say my opinion. And a friend started to visit the forum and he told me he was terrified by the comments he had seen.

 

[Stas]

No worries, every comment should be always taken with a grain of salt. But i just did reset ublock origin filters, anything to recommend? I have google chrome installed with netcraft + ublock origin only. Lets try live with this(atleast for week?)

Ps. posted wrong picture first, now its correct
View attachment 207628

Remove CoinBlockerLists/list_browser.txt

 

[Windows_Security]

@Evjl's Rain

Because you warned me MBAM extension had many false positives, I phoned a few (older) relatives on which I had put on MalwareBytes extension on Chromium after moving them to Linux. They told me everything was fine. I also asked my wife whether she had encountered any problems with Chrome. She told me that there was occasion she ran into a website not responding after a Captcha challenge. When she tried on Edge the website had shown het the information. I could not reproduce it because she did nor recalled what website it was.

 

[Evjl's Rain]

@Evjl's Rain

Because you warned me MBAM extension had many false positives, I phoned a few (older) relatives on which I had put on MalwareBytes extension on Chromium after moving them to Linux. They told me everything was fine. I also asked my wife whether she had encountered any problems with Chrome. She told me that there was occasion she ran into a website not responding after a Captcha challenge. When she tried on Edge the website had shown het the information. I could not reproduce it because she did nor recalled what website it was.

FP rate depends on each person in different country
in 1 month of active usage with MBAM extension, I did get ~5-6 websites blocked, which I guarantee they are safe. 1 or 2 are in english and the rest are not english. Some unsigned vietnamese programs downloaded from http are also blocked because they are not popular according to MB's user database
https is popular in the world but in some asian countries, it's just the beginning. Many are still http

I do install MB extension on 1 of my parents' PC, they have no complain yet

 

[legendcampos]

Hello, could someone recommend me filter for ublock that blocks Facebook sponsor? Every time I try, it pops up more...

 

[RoboMan]

Hello, could someone recommend me filter for ublock that blocks Facebook sponsor? Every time I try, it pops up more...

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[legendcampos]

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Still appear, a solution I did was to select the element and create is as if it hide.

 

[Burrito]

Hello, could someone recommend me filter for ublock that blocks Facebook sponsor? Every time I try, it pops up more...

There are quite a few choices.... I'd be surprised if several did not work.

Go to: Filterlists.com
Search on "Facebook"

 

[legendcampos]

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There are quite a few choices.... I'd be surprised if several did not work.

Go to: Filterlists.com
Search on "Facebook"

I tested most of them and they all let the publicity pass. I researched and found many custom filters and for some work temporarily and come back..

F.B. Purity extension solved

 

[Windows_Security]

No worries, every comment should be always taken with a grain of salt. But i just did reset ublock origin filters, anything to recommend? I have google chrome installed with netcraft + ublock origin only. Lets try live with this(atleast for week?)

Ps. posted wrong picture first, now its correct
View attachment 207628

Found an old uBlock0rigin backup, so installed uB0 again to compare with my settings just to show difference. I used to grey-out ( NOOP) 3rd-party scripts and frames blocking for wesbites I would trust (like news websites). See picture below

Back to Adguard Beta with Simple DNS Filter (not because I think it is better, but just to prevent me from micro managing blocklsts and get used to this type of web experience with Manifest limitation of just 30K block rules on domain).

 

[DotNet]

No worries, every comment should be always taken with a grain of salt. But i just did reset ublock origin filters, anything to recommend? I have google chrome installed with netcraft + ublock origin only. Lets try live with this(atleast for week?)

Ps. posted wrong picture first, now its correct
View attachment 207628

Fanboy's Annoyance list includes Cookie and Social Blocking. Fanboy Adblock Homepage is the Fanboy website. Check out his Ultimate list, it includes all Easy and Fanboy in one. To use it uncheck all Easy and Fanboy and then add the single filter.

 

[Ink]

Any results for "Online Security Pro" by Comodo?

Chrome: Online Security Pro
Firefox: Online Security Pro – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)

 

[LDogg]

Any results for "Online Security Pro" by Comodo?

Chrome: Online Security Pro
Firefox: Online Security Pro – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)

Look to have replaced Comodo Online Security and renamed it to this. There may have been tested by @Evjl's Rain before, but not on this product now.

~LDogg

 

[Ink]

I didn't see it on the first page, but I'm not going to read through all 50 pages just for this.

 

[LDogg]

I didn't see it on the first page, but I'm not going to read through all 50 pages just for this.

Understandable. Logical choice in not doing so.

~LDogg

 

[stefanos]

Any results for "Online Security Pro" by Comodo?

Chrome: Online Security Pro
Firefox: Online Security Pro – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)

I tried a few phishing sites and malware sites. The extension is weak