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Malicious Extension Sentry: database of removed Chrome/Edge extensions

Malicious Extension Sentry: database of removed Chrome/Edge extensions

by toborrm9·Mar 8, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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Verified malicious extension database beats behavioral scanners with zero false positives.

Strengths
  • •Only includes extensions with removal signals (store action or researcher reports), eliminating guesswork
  • •Real-time dashboard updated daily with live threat categorization by attack type
  • •Includes browser extension scanner to check installed apps against database
Weaknesses
  • •Limited to Chrome/Edge ecosystem; Firefox users not covered
  • •Relies on community/researcher submissions; coverage gaps likely exist for newly-deployed threats
Category
Security
Target Audience

Security researchers, Chrome users, enterprise IT teams

Similar To

Malwarebytes · Socket.dev · URLhaus

Post Description

I noticed there wasn't a maintained, verified list of malicious Chrome/Edge extensions, only behavioral scanners with high false positive rates. So I built one. The database only includes extensions with clear removal signals: official store removals or researcher reports that led to action. No behavioral guesswork.

Live dashboard (daily updates): https://malext.toborrm.com

GitHub + database: https://github.com/toborrm9/malicious_extension_sentry

Browser extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/malext-sentry/bpohi...

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