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McAfee® Secure Search

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

McAfee® Secure Search

Users
1M
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.8 / 5
−0.02 in 30 days
Ratings
76
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#374
#350 among extensions
Version
4.1.0.194
updated 8 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
200K600K1MMar 2024Sep 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
94276Mar 2024Sep 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 76 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 McAfee® Secure Search

Search safer online with McAfee® Secure Search powered by Yahoo. Color coded search results tell you which sites are safe – and which could be dangerous. McAfee® Secure Search updates your default search provider in Chrome to help you stay protected. Group Support Community: https://www.mcafee.com/support Privacy Policy: http://www.mcafee.com/common/privacy/english/index.htm

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.02
30 days0+0.0%0−0.02
6 months0+0.0%+7−0.04
1 year+300K+42.9%+27+0.06

Version history

8 versions recorded
4.1.0.1948 Oct 2026
4.1.0.17729 Sep 2026
4.1.0.16816 Jul 2026
4.1.0.14329 Apr 2026
4.1.0.14223 Apr 2026
4.1.0.13617 Mar 2026
4.1.0.1242 Oct 2025
4.1.0.9719 Mar 2024

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
30 May 2023
Size
1.2 MB
Languages
de, en, nl, tr, da, es, es-419, fr
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
mcafee.com
Support
mcafee.com
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
nativeMessagingwebRequeststoragescriptingalarms
Site access
https://www.siteadvisor.com/search/**://*/

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