Reviews & Comments of Web Threat Shield chrome extension

SPAM! PHISHING! VIRUS! DO NOT DOWNLOAD! This extension automatically added itself to my Chrome browser and it won't remove from my extension. The extension collects sensitive data (passwords, personal/identifiying information) without your consent and is not transparent about what it does with YOUR info. DO NOT DOWNLOAD!

Can't uninstall it, don't know how it got installed in the first place

The webroot green checkmarks are missing on chrome since my latest computer update, even though the extension is still activated.. Please fix this - I love the checkmarks!

after update to the extension or chromium engine (broken in brave and chrome browsers), this extension is less than useful.

Used this extension for a very long time to detect what sites would be potentially malicious and helped me stay safe. now it seems that whatever update they made to it completely broke it and its no longer functional, pretty disappointing. Choosing to use malwarebytes instead now.

Nope. It's like giardia, a parasite that lives in you forever. Never getting rid of it. Ever. Good luck with the digital runs with this extension.

It messed up my computer. I do not recommend this Google chrome extension from webroot/opentext

LET ME TAKE IT OFF MY PC YOU IT BASTARDS jk love you guys

useless junk. stay away from.. very hard to uninstall or get it off computer.. super shady

love it but can you put back the old icons

Blocks needed push notifications and slows down localhost developments, would not recommend

Awful. Installed itself and declares websites malicious at random. It's basically useless piece of trash.

PLEASE GO AWAY WHY WONT YOU GO AWAY

It blocks Google translations of Japanese Twitter pages. Nice job guys.

had to manually remove malware because this app was not detecting any of it. pretty useless.

I don't trust any Chrome extension that won't let me uninstall it!

I really liked this extension because it helped me stay away from unsafe websites. However, recently it has stopped working and only shows spinning circles instead of green checkmarks/red xs or nothing at all. I don't know why it isn't showing these anymore, and no one seems to know why when I ask.

I have a site that is not even e-commerce and suddenly I am getting the yellow caution which is causing me to get fewer hits.

I say its great :) i may think it only works for pepole who have weebroot antivirus and to erase click on related/scroll all way down and click remove from chrome!

Best Antivirus easy and soft.its don't slow my pc.

It works I guess. I have paid for actual Webroot security so it works fine. I was able to remove it (this is my personal laptop) just fine without any issues. I'm not sure why it is such a problem for others. It has never blocked me from a website although I don't often go to sketchy websites. It tends to mark websites as yellow for Caution quite often. It marked the Capitol One site and some Scholarship sites with the yellow. It shows green on many anime streaming websites which I would usually assume to be sketchy. I'm not sure if it actually works. Some of my college websites are even marked with a yellow.

Unable to remove or delete this extension. I have reported this as abuse multiple times. If I don't want it I don't have to have it on my browser.

This doesn't sound like a bad extension, but it is annoying and it just doesn't make sense to have it automatically put on chrome with no way to get rid of it. I have been using chrome for a number of years and never had this problem until now. I AM the administrator of my account, so it would be nice if they could just let me delete the dang extension. I have submitted a report to google complaining about it, but I'm not sure what they will do.

I want to know how to remove it from my computer.

Works fine, doesn't cause any problems for me

STAY AWAY! It is impossible to get rid of! Google search it, SOOOO many people are experiencing this infuriating problem. Do not download this extension!

Worst extension ever! How it got installed is the first mystery as I did not install it. Why I cannot get it uninstalled is another. It is blocking sites, causing disk to thrash, slows down downloads... what a mess. Someone fix this already!

Is there anyone else who is just feeling like the company Webroot is just giving you the run around. I have looked and ticketed this even on their own site to try and find a reasonable solution to remove what frankly at this point is a virus on my pc. At this point i'm just honestly considering legal action. I gave neither consent nor authorization for this extension to be installed. I will be reasonable for only the remainder of the month of October after that i will consider it to be a matter to be dealt with in the courts.

Can't uninstall it and it serves no function for me. Until I can uninstall this from my device I will consider this to be malware.

Purchased this product because a cybersecurity company I worked at once used it. But the Chrome plugin now only shows spinning load animation for all pages in Google. And lists sites I'm currently developing as risky. So take it all with a grain of salt really.

Installed itself and is not easily removed.

If I give NO STARS the score would still be too high. Get off my computer.

Didn't add to Google and Google won't remove it.

How do I remove this? I did NOT download it. I keep trying to remove it or disable it with no result

I hate webroot so much. It has been on my PC since I got it and has slowed it down and prompted me with many updates and meaningless scans. My subscription was for 3 months yet this has been stuck on my laptop for years! Years! I have uninstalled the product went through system files and deleted every product. But its still stuck to my Chrome browser as an extension asking me for a validation key. Leave me alone!

This program is malware in itself. Once installed on Chrome, it can never be permanently deleted. Never support this company, they are undercover hackers.

Why Cant I uninstall the Chrome extention? I don't have webroot. Please tell me and I will remove rating

It installed itself and is causing issues on my college website while I am trying to take exams, I WANT IT OFF!

How do i delete this? this sucks

Cant uninstall the extension! Why?

I most certainly didn't install this, but it is here, on my personal computer, "installed by enterprise policy", and I can't seem to get rid of it.

works like a charm :-) if it's stopping you from accessing a website, it's probably for a good reason :-P

It doesn't even work anymore! I have my webroot subscription up to date and everything! HORRIBLE extension!

Useless and can't be removed. After installing this app, pop up ads just can't stop appear on my screen

It will not uninstall at all !

Its saved me so many times from malicious sites

Terrible extension. Shows false positives constantly. I have now had 2 of my sites in search results in 1 week that are showing an orange warning from webroot but there is NO malware. This is not good as it stops people going to visit the site. It also wastes website owners time by making us check Sucuri etc to find out it's just a false positive.

No option to turn off the extension, refuses to be removed. Got rid of Webroot years ago, which was trash, then discovered this lingering around on Chrome. Pure BS. If you open it up it has this tidbit - have no clue what it really does but this does not sound right: Permissions Read and change all your data on the websites you visit Manage your downloads Really looks like spyware monitoring what you are doing.

Can't get it off slows down my downloads.

ii hate tis app but can not get rd of it

For people complaining about the search engine checkmarks - you can turn them off. Open the Webroot app -> click on "Advanced settings" button -> Select "Firewall / Web shield" -> un-check "Show safety ratings when using search engines". You can also go into Chrome settings -> extensions -> and un-click "enabled" to disable the Webroot Filtering Extension altogether, although that would not be a good idea security-wise. Personally, I like the website rating feature and am glad most antivirus software includes it these days. I have had no problems with Webroot or this extension in particular. It's light on resources and does what it's supposed to. It always amazes me how people complain about things they don't even know how to use.

Works well for me. I've no doubt that it has saved me from some sketchy sites.

Yeah, it kind of works. But then it will just stop working for no reason. Turning it off then back on does nothing. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS. THEY NEVER FIX THE PROBLEM.

I never installed it, I cant remove it, and Im not sure it even does anything. Id rather see it gone - anyone know how to remove from Mac? There is no software or app that was downloaded that I can remove. It is the extension only. Thanks!

Very poor performance. Inconsistent, gets disabled all the time, I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling, rebooting, copy pasting as stated here https://community.webroot.com/t5/Webroot-SecureAnywhere-Internet/How-do-I-get-the-webroot-Chrome-extension-back-for-Windows-10/m-p/239051#M8230 ... nothing works, pretty disappointing.

I can't get rid of it and all it does is interfere with other useful extensions and block harmless websites.

What the heck? I didn't want this extension, and there doesn't appear to be a way to remove it!

What is going on? this installed itself and I can't remove it because its installed by enterprise policy. This is my personal computer that I built. It blocks me from deleting it. I've never purchased or downloaded a webroot product in my life, how did this get on here.

Amazing, and keeps me from viruses

I can't get rid of this...

sucks keeps blocking website o go to on a regular basis and i cant delete it

Can't remove from chrome extensions

not removing from chrome extentions, so annoying

Amazing, and keeps me from viruses on a daily basis

Worst piece of garbage I've ever encountered and they make sure that you can never easily remove it from your Google Chrome bar. Spent hours trying to get rid of it and it sticks to your computer like mold. And you can't get a hold of anyone to give you simple instructions on how to remove it.

I see no need for the "W" in the top right of my Chrome browser. It seems to have no purpose??

Excellent tool for those that don't know what they're doing on the Internet. For those that do, it's an annoyance. Despite being installed via "enterprise policy" (as my workplace has done) it can still be removed assuming your Windows user account has the right permissions.

Webroot filtering is great...when it works. The Extension keeps deactivating itself when you restart your machine/chrome. Needs some work!

Webroot, has been the best Internet Security I have ever used!!! And I have used allot of them in my life. Some people say that it is intrusive. That would be because you need to customize it a little. Also their customer support is great!!!

Blocked Facebook

They block Facebook.

Worked great for one day then overnight it magically stopped working and no longer checks webpages. Useless now.

The 'rating' is suspicious at best. It only appears to be based upon whether or not they've seen a particular site before. Common sites get rated as suspicious without any basis, rendering its value as useless. That and manipulating contents in-situ is a no-no. Just warn me if I'm navigating to a truly dangerous site.

Awful. Installed itself and declares websites malicious at random, including my college websites and my bank. There seems to be no way to uninstall this or disable it in the extension screen like a normal extension. I will not be purchasing Webroot again, pushing this kind of irritating plugin onto their customers is beyond the pale and I don't want to support the kind of company that thinks this is okay. As soon as my current subscription runs out, I'm switching to another software.

cant...uninstall

images dont work when searching

when I was starting up a game it asked me this random file and it said if you wanted to block it or not and I didn't know if it was something bad so I blocked but then when the game was done it said bunch of random stuff like "HttpOpenRequest failed for GET" and "Error Code: 6." now I can't start up the game and i'm stuck with a game that I love that doesn't even start up. I think i'm being really nice for giving a 2/5 then a 1/5.

Intrusive interface which adds green check marks all over Google searches. A dialogue pops up when you mouse over a check mark and covers the search result, making it irritating to try to click on the desired search result. It would be much more usable if the pop up required clicking on the check mark. Another potential improvement would be to get rid of the green check marks and only show warnings when a risk is actually detected. Since some people may find the check marks comforting, it would be great if they could be disabled by an option in the extension settings.

A very handy tool. Helps which site is safe. Webroot is my main internet security.

People that hate it are somewhat naive to the dangers of malicious sites. Webroot is an excellent product and this extension only adds to its value.

It works. Giving me a heads up to scams. I would like a "block site" button though.

Webroot interferes with my other secure apps. Very frustrating. I am having trouble deleting the extension and it won't allow me to 'unenable' in my extensions. I would like to test how Chrome performs without it. Don't install.

Intrusive, obnoxious, and a hassle to alter/modify.

Such useful, most protective, now I know what to trust and what to not :)

Raises a JQuery exception in Chrome Web Tools every time I try to open a localhost webpage. I know it is the extension's fault because there are no issues in incognito windows. But if I enable the extension to work in incognito mode, the same error occurs. And I can't uninstall it because company policies. Condemned.

This 'web reputation' system is either completely broken or has been co-opted by a 'third party' into blocking legitimate websites, many of which relate to privacy such as torproject.org which is absolutely ridiculous. It claims that torproject.org "is a high risk site. There is a high probability that you will be exposed to malicious links or payloads." which is demonstrably false. The security suite itself is great, this feature isn't.

I uninstalled the program but it won't let me delete it for my chrome...

Good extension, my only suggestion is that there should be options to turn features on or off. Like blocking certain sites if they go below a certain rating. Or removing the icons that indicate the site's reputation. And for all of you asking how to remove it, just right click on the icon, then click "remove". It's a very simple process

An annoying and obnoxious bit of software. It slows down my computer and now I can't delete it. Here's an idea Webroot Tech: Why don't you tell us how to delete it instead of having us call your help desk. It shouldn't be so difficult to get rid of.

We use webroot across our entire client base. This new browser extension uglifies the Google Search. It has created a lot of confusion. We may end of deactivate this globally

useless and time wasting

I just want to get rid of it, it's useless and annoying Have used Adblock to block the green ticks - now I only get the warnings if a website is "suspicious" (which btw includes most small company/personal websites - what am I supposed to do, not look at them? What is the point of all this?!) You need to sort out some level of configuration! Who needs to be told that a website is safe? If it's safe, just let me get on with my day without giving me a headache.

Though i wasn't expecting for it to suddenly appear on all my endpoints, its a nice idea that can simply be removed if you don't like change.

illegally installed without permission, chrome become unresponsive, superlag scrolling and high cpu intensive on old pc, worst they make this ext unnremovable pos, Deserve NO star, should be removed by google store

There are no available options to change the size of the icon. It's extremely frustrating to have that in every single google search result I see.

Distracting, irritating, and no available options. The garish giant checkmarks detract from the information, reduce productivity by requiring significantly more effort to read past these distracting symbols, and have misidentified some sites as possibly malicious. Program/extension was installed by contracted IT group, and I have no option to disable or change the appearance. A significantly more transparent interface would be an improvement, allow a user to focus on what they were doing, and also not make the user feel like a child. Some configurables should be accessable when group installed.

just no i hate this thing its so bad help me

Intrusive and infuriating. Installed itself as a Chrome extension without my permission, and is near-impossible to remove. Blocks harmless websites and clogs the web-user experience with gratuitous garish green ticks and notifications.

rubbish

Give me my browser back. I dont want this garbage. Says 'installed by enterprise policy' what ever that means. How can i remove this??