Red Herring Phishing Indicator icon

Red Herring Phishing Indicator

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

Indicate possible phishing links.

Users
3
−1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#316K
#252K among extensions
Version
0.2.0
updated 15 Dec 2025

Users

monthly, 10 months
024Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 10 months
001Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 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 Red Herring Phishing Indicator

To make some phishing techniques more obvious, the Red Herring add-on displays the domain of the link in a bubble with characters other than letters colored. Add a site to the whitelist to mark it as safe to use.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days−1−25.0%00.00
6 months+3–00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
0.2.015 Dec 2025
0.1.010 Dec 2025

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
10 Dec 2025
Size
250 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
klmmmefcfaaemgcoaamfdehfagpdjffg

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2
Permissions
storage

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