Provides free checking of urls for viruses. It uses up to 64 different antivirus products and scan engines to check for viruses
Link Virus Check - Security Plus Add-on for Edge
'Link Virus Check - Security Plus' is an Edge add-on that offers URL scanning for potential viruses. Using VirusTotal service, it checks suspicious URLs with more than 64 different antivirus products to quickly detect malware. To use it, right-click on the download link, select 'Scan this Link', and get virus detection results.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Permissions:
- storage
- activeTab
- notifications
- contextMenus
- https://www.virustotal.com/vtapi/*
Size: 90.81K
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
User reviews
i love antiviruses
by debashish, 2021-10-14
This extension requires creating an account with the provider to activate the automated function of the extension.
by Lyle, 2021-08-03
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Link Virus Check - Security Plus requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- Medium Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Link Virus Check - Security Plus. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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