--- title: "Malwarebytes Browser Guard – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions" description: "12,000,000 users, rated 3.65 by 1,564 people. Version 3.3.9, updated 2026-11-09. Requests 13 permissions." url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee" --- # Malwarebytes Browser Guard Live in the Chrome Web Store. - Users: 12,000,000 - Rating: 3.65 from 1,564 ratings - Last checked: 2026-11-10 05:44 UTC - Users gained in 7 days: No change - Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%) - Rank by users: #20 of 292,131 live extensions - Rank in Privacy & Security: #4 of 5,693 ## The listing What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check. Summary from the listing: > Block malware, scams, phishing and trackers for safer, cleaner, and ad-free browsing. - Extension ID: `ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee` - Developer: [Malwarebytes](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ue8c7c1af2376df2393eb88e6465649c4) - Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing)) - Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Privacy & Security](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/privacy) - First published: 2017-12-22 - Last updated: 2026-11-09 - Version: `3.3.9` - Size: 30.01 MiB - Minimum Chrome: 88 - Languages (10): Deutsch, English, Nederlands, español, français, italiano, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), русский - Website: `https://www.malwarebytes.com/` - Support page: `https://links.malwarebytes.com/support/browserguard` - Chrome Web Store: - View its code or download CRX: - Search Google for the ID: ## Users over time One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store. | Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 2026-11-10 | 12,000,000 | 3.65 | 1,564 | | 2026-11-03 | 12,000,000 | 3.65 | 1,563 | | 2026-10-26 | 12,000,000 | 3.65 | 1,563 | | 2026-10-20 | 12,000,000 | 3.67 | 1,555 | | 2026-10-15 | 12,000,000 | 3.72 | 1,552 | | 2026-10-08 | 12,000,000 | 3.85 | 1,550 | | 2026-10-05 | 12,000,000 | 3.85 | 1,550 | | 2026-09-28 | 11,000,000 | 3.87 | 1,532 | | 2026-09-27 | 11,000,000 | 3.87 | 1,532 | ## What changed Every change found on a check, newest first. - 2026-11-10: New version `3.3.9`, replacing `3.3.8`. - 2026-10-20: New version `3.3.8`, replacing `3.3.7`. - 2026-10-08: New version `3.3.7`, replacing `3.3.6`. ## Developer history Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first. No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27. We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/). ## What it can access From the extension's manifest, in plain language. **Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit. ### Sites - ``: Every website ### Sites where it runs scripts - `http://*/*`: Every website - `https://*/*`: Every website - `https://myaccount.google.com/*`: myaccount.google.com - `https://www.linkedin.com/*`: www.linkedin.com ### Browser features - `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension - `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule - `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu - `declarativeNetRequest`: Block or change network requests, using rules - `downloads`: Manage your downloads - `identity`: Sign you in with your Google account - `nativeMessaging`: Talk to programs installed on your computer - `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach - `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser - `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs - `unlimitedStorage`: Store more data than the usual limit - `webRequest`: Watch network requests on the sites it can reach ### Asked for later, if you agree - `clipboardRead`: Read what you copy - `contentSettings`: Change site settings, such as cookies, JavaScript and camera access - `history`: Read and change your browsing history - `privacy`: Change privacy settings ## More from this developer Other extensions from the same publisher account. | Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | | [Malwarebytes Browser Guard Beta](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bdnmbmckbekibamnoenjkgmllboffdca) | 10,000 | 3.65 | 23 | Workflow & Planning | All 2 extensions by [Malwarebytes](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ue8c7c1af2376df2393eb88e6465649c4). ## About this data Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-10 05:44 UTC; next check around 2026-11-17. How the data is collected: . ## Cite this page Extension Tracker. “Malwarebytes Browser Guard” (ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-10. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee. Accessed 2026-11-13. ```bibtex @misc{extensiontracker_ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee, title = {Malwarebytes Browser Guard (ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee)}, author = {{Extension Tracker}}, year = {2026}, note = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-10}, url = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee}, urldate = {2026-11-13} } ``` --- From Extension Tracker, a public record of the Chrome Web Store: . It isn't affiliated with Google. The data is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (), crediting Extension Tracker. 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