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Download Blocker

by SecurityJosh · Privacy & Security
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Block HTML Smuggling attacks and other unwanted downloads. Designed with enterprise configuration in mind.

Users
20K
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.6 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
8
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#6,495
#5,636 among extensions
Version
1.1.1
updated 5 Mar 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
010K20KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 20,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
148Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 8 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Download Blocker

Block HTML Smuggling attacks and other unwanted downloads. Designed with enterprise configuration in mind. See https://github.com/SecurityJosh/DownloadBlocker for more information and configuration instructions.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+10K+100.0%+1+0.19
1 year+10K+100.0%+4−0.88

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Download Blocker appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
download#40+13

Version history

30 versions recorded
1.1.15 Mar 2025
1.1.018 Feb 2024
1.0.919 Jan 2024
1.0.85 Dec 2023
1.0.723 Oct 2023
1.0.614 Oct 2023
1.0.511 Oct 2023
1.0.425 Apr 2023

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
1 Dec 2020
Size
28 KB
Languages
en, fr
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
kippogcnigegkjidkpfpaeimabcoboak

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
downloadsnotificationstabsstoragescriptingnativeMessaging
Site access
file://*/*http://*/*https://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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