Reviews for Malwarebytes Browser Guard
Malwarebytes Browser Guard by Malwarebytes
Review by PPDM
959 reviews
- Rated 1 out of 5by The Fanfic Guy, 3 days agoCan't remove it to fix certain login issues and site access ever since I installed it, and it thinks it should be a permanent feature if Firefox when all I wanted to do was test it for a week.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 20310088, 6 days agoDoes what it says but upon opening multiple pages, or if running a page for a lengthy period, it causes memory leaks up to GBs worth of RAM.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Mr.Unbenannt, 7 days agoMacht enorm viele Probleme Websites laden nicht mehr das fuckt einfach ab nie wieder!
Developer response
posted 6 days agoHi there,
Thank you for your feedback, and I'm sorry Browser Guard has been stopping websites from loading for you. We'd like to help fix this.
Please go to https://help.malwarebytes.com, open the chatbot, and ask it to create a support ticket. If you can, include which websites won't load and which browser you use. Our support team will then look into the problem with you. - Rated 5 out of 5by Tristen J., 13 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 17227305, 17 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by ViscoseComb24, 18 days agoThis extension is among the best for online safety, and I believe truly lives up to the moniker of "Browser Guard". It catches an innumerable amount of unsafe sites before you even open them, and blocks a fair few trackers as well.
I would have rated it 5 stars, but as of late visits to YouTube have had reduced protection on by default, which I imagine is a result of pressure from Google wanting as much of your information from it's biggest social media platform as possible. I won't pretend to know what's going on behind the scenes to have led to this, but what I do know is that this somewhat tarnishes the good name of Malwarebytes in my eyes. If they've bent the knee to google, my trust wavers.Developer response
posted 14 days agoThanks for the kind words and the honest feedback. YouTube ad blocking is now off by default, but you can turn it on at any time.
Malware, scam, and tracker protection on YouTube still work the same as before, we just want users to be aware of how to work with that feature.
Thanks for trusting Browser Guard to keep you safe! - Rated 5 out of 5by frax'ies, 18 days agoI generally like this ad block/browser extension over the larger one's on Firefox. Without naming them, this Malwarebytes Browser Guard does just as well as them while having a nicer interface. While you can't use filter lists here, having more doesn't mean it's better. What is here is just as good as the others.
I love the Check Marks when I'm searching things on my browser. I rather have those over clicking on a site just to find out its blocked but some filter. Those marks have saved me those seconds as I would know it before I even tried click that link.
1 small issue but it doesn't bother me, it might with others though. It does block YouTube ads on website as well as any videos although on videos you can see a second or two of the ad before this extension "kicks in" and speed up the the timers playing the video after.
Over all this is a fantastic app and is now being used daily by me.Developer response
posted 14 days agoHappy to hear the search results are saving you time!
Thanks also for the detailed note about YouTube. You're right that a second or two of an ad can sometimes play before Browser Guard skips it. YouTube changes how it serves ads often, and handling that quickly is something we keep working on. Reports like yours help us decide what to focus on.
Thanks again for the kind words and for choosing Browser Guard! - Rated 3 out of 5by Ugarov, 18 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by shehan, 21 days ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by majesticmini, 21 days agoI would love to continue using this add-on, but it takes too much RAM. It does not show us what sites to ban, either. What do you care, at all, besides your money?
Developer response
posted 21 days agoThanks for the honest feedback, and we're sorry Browser Guard is using more memory than it should on your system.
Please reach out to us at help.malwarebytes.com with your browser and OS details so we can investigate.
Browser Guard is free, and we want it to work well for you, so we'd appreciate the chance to help. - Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 19729445, 22 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 20261658, 23 days agoThis extension is fireee!! Thanks malwarebytes!!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Kimbojangles, 25 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Pirmeil, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19806967, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by The Debian Lord, a month ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Lawrence Hamelin, a month agoI've used Malwarebytes for years, and never had a problem. Today, it blocked literally every website I had open, and then closed them all when I removed the extension. I usually keep a lot of tabs open for research, and now I'm going to have to look up hundreds of items from scratch.
Developer response
posted a month agoI’m sorry you lost hundreds of tabs. That is so frustrating. Unfortunately, Browser Guard incorrectly blocked some legitimate sites because we had a database update that caused a false positive.
An automatic fix was deployed shortly after the false positive was flagged. We've also put in additional guardrails to prevent false positives like this from occuring again in the future.
This was actually fixed over 10 days ago, so it's a bit odd that you saw it 2 days ago.
If possible can you reach out to Support via our chatbot (it will direct to a live person) -- help.malwarebytes.com? - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 17089652, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 20215820, a month ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by ma, a month agoNice intention but too many websites just don't work properly when activated. Especially the Ad/Tracker Blocker practically disables browsing.
Developer response
posted a month agoAds/Tracker blocking in general can interfere with sites that are aggressively trying to show ads. That said, it would be interesting to know which sites are giving extra issues, in case there's a bug on our side.
If possible can you reach out via the chatbot on help.malwarebytes.com to share more details, please? - Rated 1 out of 5by AC⚡️DC, a month agoMate, no other add-on stuffs up as much as this one. Today 50 of me tabs got blocked; I could only remember about ten off the top of me head – the rest are gone for good. That’s why I’m chuckin’ it today; the risk’s way too high. A couple of times a year somethin’ goes pear-shaped, so I gotta switch the add-on off. I’ve had a bloody gutful now!
Developer response
posted a month agoI’m sorry you lost your 50 of your tabs, truly frustrating. Totally understand chucking it.
The fix for this is already live. We’re also putting in additional guardrails to prevent false positives like this in the future.
Hopefully we can gain back your trust at a future time. - Rated 1 out of 5by Promestein, a month agoyep nice .. every single website was blocked on my tab. I googled to look how to unblock everything with one click and did everything, even checked for database updates and nothing worked ... everything is still blocked .. had to manually unblock everything .. thank you very much for this work. Something that blocks everything out of the blue is the last thing someone wants.
Developer response
posted a month agoThank you for taking the time to comment. Unfortunately, Browser Guard incorrectly blocked some legitimate sites because we had a database update that caused a false positive.
I’m sorry we caused you to have to manually refectify it.
An automatic fix was deployed shortly after the false positive was flagged. Don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team if you have any other issues. https://help.malwarebytes.com - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 14824158, a month agoWas great until it decided to block every single one of my tabs. What's wrong with reddit and google searches? And it didn't just block them, 80% of them couldn't be rewound so I lost most of my groups. Seriously, quality check your updates for crying out loud.
Developer response
posted a month agoI’m sorry you lost your tabs and your tab groups. That is so frustrating. Unfortunately, Browser Guard incorrectly blocked some legitimate sites because we had a database update that caused a false positive.
An automatic fix was deployed shortly after the false positive was flagged. We’re also putting in additional guardrails to prevent false positives. - Rated 1 out of 5by Jayling, a month agoThe latest version of 3.3.6 is a mess. It blocked every single tab I had, even the pinned ones. The version was last updated Sept 30, 2026 (today is Oct 1st). It was working all day and then out of the blue it blocked every single tab. What a mess.
Developer response
posted a month agoHi Jayling – This is frustrating, and we feel your pain. Unfortunately, Browser Guard incorrectly blocked some legitimate sites today because we had a database update that caused a false positive.
To note, v3.3.6 is totally fine, it was a database update that has since been reverted.