SurfPatrol Extension for Google Chrome / Positive Technologies Blog

SurfPatrol is an online service for checking browser and plugin security. Getting to the site www.surfpatrol.ru , the user receives information about the current state of computer security. The service informs about critical vulnerabilities detected (including those for which patches have not been issued) and what measures should be taken to increase the level of security of web surfing. Among other things, warnings about the need to install certain updates are displayed.

Service has been around for years. During this time, a large number of checks were conducted, extensive statistics of typical problems were collected (according to which a topic was written on Habré ). But we do not rest on our laurels, and the service continues to develop, becoming more convenient.

The next step in this direction was the development of SurfPatrol extensions for browsers. Today we bring to your attention the first result of this work. So - meet: SurfPatrol Chrome Extension .

What for

Often, users forget that they need to visit a special site on the Internet to check the security of their browser. The extension will remind the user about it at the right time and in a convenient, unobtrusive way. In addition, an important task is to display the current security status of the browser and plugins. Of course, when vulnerabilities are discovered, you need to notify the user so that he can pass a check on the site and get recommendations on troubleshooting security problems.

Supported Platforms

Currently supported platforms are Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X, and plans to add support for Linux.

How it works

When the browser starts, the SurfPatrol extension checks the browser and plugins. If problems are found, the extension icon turns red and the number of vulnerabilities found is displayed on it:



When you click on the extension icon, the SurfPatrol.ru site page opens, listing the security problems found, links to updates (or recommendations if there are no updates for this plugin).



If no vulnerabilities are found, the extension icon remains blue. In addition, plugins are re-scanned periodically in the background.



Thus, the SurfPatrol extension for Google Chrome greatly simplifies the task of maintaining the level of security of web surfing at a high level: the current security status is always before your eyes.

Plans

Of course, the extension for Chrome is only the first sign. In the near future it is planned to release extensions for such popular browsers as Opera, Firefox and Safari. In addition, the issue of developing an add-on for Internet Explorer is being addressed.

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