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OPSWAT File Security for Browser

by OPSWAT

v4.9.0 Updated Mar 22, 2026 786KiB
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★ 4.32
75 reviews
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Description

Scan every download from your Chrome browser with over 30 anti-malware engines and industry-leading vulnerability scanning technology. OPSWAT File Security for Chrome is an easy-to-use tool that examines every download via MetaDefender Cloud. Leverage the file hash database, fast multi-scanning, patented vulnerability scanning and effective data sanitization (CDR) to detect and block threats in files and applications before you download them. You can also try out MetaDefender Cloud by visiting https://metadefender.opswat.com
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Reviews (5 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2025-07-23
liad stein

I downloaded a file from a fake site that looked almost identical, but it turned out to have a virus. OPSWAT marked it as safe with a "V." After opening the file, my Windows Defender went crazy, detecting 700 viruses in one file! They had already started affecting my files and registry, and it took a long time to clean up. This was no ordinary virus, and if this virus wasn't recognized by this extension, I definitely can't recommend it. even eicar. malware-testfile failed in most file forms!

★☆☆☆☆2018-06-28
Sindile Wren

used to have 4 stars... now it has broken my chrome...have had both OPSWAT METADEFENDER ext & EZ-LINK ext on chrome for years... no conflict till now... It nw is incompatable with EZ=link and i need my EZ-link way more so i have to remove OPSWAT.,. thaNKS. ~~~~~~ ERROR BELOW IS THIS: First none of my google searches will load and i get this 400 error: "400. That’s an error. Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request. That’s all we know." ~~~~~~ it says its extension fjampemfhdfmangifafmianhokmpjbcj which is yours ~ This extension failed to modify the response header "x-frame-options" of a network request because the modification conflicted with another extension (OPSWAT File Security for Chrome).

★★☆☆☆2021-09-24
matteo yap

saw high ratings and lotsa downloads for tis virus scanner extension install on brave browser [chromium based] and firefox [mozilla based] unable to scan as the scan process require API key. but on the extension settings Your MetaDefender API KEY info was blank. Thought it was browser problem. disable all the other extension but the api key just doesnt load. Disappointed with the extension. using the website is much slower

★★★☆☆2017-12-12
TerrySGC

After adding this to Chrome then adding the given API key, nothing happens, doesn't work ???

★★★☆☆2016-09-24
Toro Castano

API key is redacted so no way to save it. I get error messages asking for the key when it seems to disappear. Don' t know if this is Chrome which periodically logs me out or the extension. Couldn't find a support page that addresses this.

Permissions (8)

Permissions

contextMenus Can add items to the right-click menu cookies Can read and modify browser cookies downloads Can manage and monitor downloads notifications Can show desktop notifications scripting Can inject scripts into web pages storage Can store data locally in your browser tabs Can see your open tabs and their URLs webRequest Can observe and analyze network traffic

Details

Version 4.9.0
Updated Mar 22, 2026
Size 786KiB
First Seen Mar 26, 2026