---
title: "Web Threat Shield – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "3,000,000 users, rated 1.99 by 344 people. Version 2.3.26191.1, updated 2026-07-13. Requests 8 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kjeghcllfecehndceplomkocgfbklffd"
---

# Web Threat Shield

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 3,000,000
- Rating: 1.99 from 344 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-07 00:10 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #99 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Workflow & Planning: #36 of 49,294

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Keeps you safe when browsing the web by identifying and blocking dangerous websites.

- Extension ID: `kjeghcllfecehndceplomkocgfbklffd`
- Developer: [Webroot](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ud1d3c585275cd56ab5c47038f8b5a91f)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow)
- First published: 2014-01-29
- Last updated: 2026-07-13
- Version: `2.3.26191.1`
- Size: 766 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (14): Deutsch, English, Nederlands, Türkçe, español, français, italiano, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), русский, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Support page: `https://www.webroot.com/support/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/web-threat-shield/kjeghcllfecehndceplomkocgfbklffd>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/kjeghcllfecehndceplomkocgfbklffd>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22kjeghcllfecehndceplomkocgfbklffd%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-07 | 3,000,000 | 1.99 | 344 |
| 2026-10-31 | 3,000,000 | 1.93 | 343 |
| 2026-10-25 | 3,000,000 | 1.93 | 343 |
| 2026-10-17 | 3,000,000 | 1.93 | 343 |
| 2026-10-10 | 3,000,000 | 2.47 | 343 |
| 2026-10-04 | 3,000,000 | 2.47 | 343 |
| 2026-09-27 | 3,000,000 | 2.47 | 343 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## 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

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*/*`: Every website

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*.search.yahoo.com/*`: search.yahoo.com and its subdomains
- `https://*/*`: Every website
- `https://chatgpt.com/*`: chatgpt.com
- `https://claude.ai/*`: claude.ai
- `https://gemini.google.com/*`: gemini.google.com
- `https://search.yahoo.co.jp/*`: search.yahoo.co.jp
- `https://www.bing.com/*`: www.bing.com
- `https://www.google.ac/*`: www.google.ac
- `https://www.google.bg/*`: www.google.bg
- `https://www.google.com.ai/*`: www.google.com.ai
- `https://www.google.com.hk/*`: www.google.com.hk
- `https://www.google.com.tn/*`: www.google.com.tn
- `https://www.google.com/*`: www.google.com
- `https://www.google.ms/*`: www.google.ms
- `https://www.google.tk/*`: www.google.tk
- `https://www.google.vg/*`: www.google.vg

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `downloads`: Manage your downloads
- `nativeMessaging`: Talk to programs installed on your computer
- `notifications`: Show notifications
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `webRequest`: Watch network requests on the sites it can reach

## 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 2026-11-07 00:10 UTC; next check around 2026-11-14.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Web Threat Shield” (kjeghcllfecehndceplomkocgfbklffd). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kjeghcllfecehndceplomkocgfbklffd. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_kjeghcllfecehndceplomkocgfbklffd,
  title   = {Web Threat Shield (kjeghcllfecehndceplomkocgfbklffd)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kjeghcllfecehndceplomkocgfbklffd},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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