PersonalGuard Browser Guard

PersonalGuard Browser Guard is a local-first privacy and security extension. It blocks common ads, trackers, known threats and phishing sites, shows recent blocking activity, updates verified threat rules, and lets you pause protection or choose Balanced, Strict, Minimal or Paused settings for individual websites. Video Guard skips video ads, YouTube Focus can hide Shorts, comments, recommendations and end-screen cards, Popup Cleaner hides cookie banners, newsletters and fake notification prompts, and Sponsor Skip uses community timestamps while keeping the full video ID private. The Security Center provides clearable protection history, local website privacy reports, private password-breach checks and optional local download scanning through Windows AMSI. Panic Cleanup can close unpinned tabs and clear the last hour of browsing data after confirmation. New Founder Update: PersonalGuard remains completely free during its early-growth period. People who install and use PersonalGuard during this period receive a visible Founder tag as a thank-you for helping the extension grow. If paid access is introduced later, Founder users will keep every current and future PersonalGuard feature unlocked without needing to purchase a license. Founder eligibility is stored locally in the extension. This update does not remove any features, introduce charges or request additional Chrome permissions. It also improves background-worker reliability. Most processing and storage stay on your device, and files are never uploaded.