--- title: "Aruana — Scam Detector: WhatsApp, Phishing & Virus Links – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions" description: "19 users, rated 5.00 by 1 person. Version 2.6.183, updated 2026-10-14. Requests 6 permissions." url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/nhjaaneenmmplnncojfdhaliingghkfm" --- # Aruana — Scam Detector: WhatsApp, Phishing & Virus Links Live in the Chrome Web Store. - Users: 19 - Rating: 5.00 from 1 rating - Last checked: 2026-10-15 05:52 UTC - Users gained in 7 days: No change - Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%) - Rank by users: #122,653 of 289,025 live extensions - Rank in Privacy & Security: #1,898 of 5,611 ## The listing What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check. Summary from the listing: > Flags scams in WhatsApp, Gmail and Telegram, catches virus links, hides your ID and data before AI chats. 100% on-device. - Extension ID: `nhjaaneenmmplnncojfdhaliingghkfm` - Developer: [Aruana](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ub46a9974ca1467766f64b3bf1751b964) - 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: 2026-04-22 - Last updated: 2026-10-14 - Version: `2.6.183` - Size: 59.71 MiB - Minimum Chrome: 116 - Languages (3): English, español, português (Brasil) - Website: `https://aruana.maiaware.com/` - Support page: `https://aruana.maiaware.com/help.html` - 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 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 2026-10-15 | 19 | 5.00 | 1 | | 2026-10-08 | 19 | 5.00 | 1 | | 2026-10-05 | 19 | 5.00 | 1 | | 2026-10-01 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | | 2026-09-30 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | | 2026-09-27 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | ## What changed Every change found on a check, newest first. - 2026-10-15: New version `2.6.183`, replacing `2.6.168`. - 2026-10-15: The summary on the listing changed. - 2026-10-15: Minimum Chrome version raised from 88 to 116. - 2026-10-08: New version `2.6.168`, replacing `2.6.51`. - 2026-10-08: Added the sites `https://*.hf.co/*`, `https://huggingface.co/*`. - 2026-10-08: Removed the sites where it runs scripts `https://copilot.microsoft.com/*`, `https://outlook.live.com/*`, `https://outlook.office.com/*`, `https://perplexity.ai/*`, `https://poe.com/*` and 1 more. - 2026-10-05: New version `2.6.51`, replacing `2.5.370`. - 2026-10-05: Renamed from “Aruana — Scam Shield: Phishing, Fake Invoices & AI Leaks” to “Aruana — Scam Detector: WhatsApp, Phishing & Virus Links”. - 2026-10-05: The summary on the listing changed. - 2026-10-05: Removed the sites `https://*.hf.co/*`, `https://huggingface.co/*`. - 2026-10-05: Now listed in 3 languages, from 4. - 2026-10-01: Now trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing. - 2026-10-01: New version `2.5.370`, replacing `2.5.342`. - 2026-09-30: New version `2.5.342`, replacing `2.5.233`. - 2026-09-30: Removed the site where it runs scripts `https://docs.google.com/*`. - 2026-09-30: The developer's contact email changed. ## Developer history Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first. - 2026-09-30: The contact email changed. What it can access changed the same day. 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. ### Sites - `https://*.hf.co/*`: hf.co and its subdomains - `https://huggingface.co/*`: huggingface.co ### Sites where it runs scripts - `https://chat.openai.com/*`: chat.openai.com - `https://chatgpt.com/*`: chatgpt.com - `https://claude.ai/*`: claude.ai - `https://gemini.google.com/*`: gemini.google.com - `https://mail.google.com/*`: mail.google.com - `https://web.telegram.org/*`: web.telegram.org - `https://web.whatsapp.com/*`: web.whatsapp.com ### Browser features - `clipboardRead`: Read what you copy - `clipboardWrite`: Change what's in your clipboard - `offscreen`: Open a hidden page for background work - `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser ## About this data Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-10-15 05:52 UTC; next check around 2026-11-13. How the data is collected: . ## Cite this page Extension Tracker. “Aruana — Scam Detector: WhatsApp, Phishing & Virus Links” (nhjaaneenmmplnncojfdhaliingghkfm). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-10-15. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/nhjaaneenmmplnncojfdhaliingghkfm. Accessed 2026-11-08. ```bibtex @misc{extensiontracker_nhjaaneenmmplnncojfdhaliingghkfm, title = {Aruana — Scam Detector: WhatsApp, Phishing & Virus Links (nhjaaneenmmplnncojfdhaliingghkfm)}, author = {{Extension Tracker}}, year = {2026}, note = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-10-15}, url = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/nhjaaneenmmplnncojfdhaliingghkfm}, urldate = {2026-11-08} } ``` --- 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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