This extension prevents the canvas tab or window from detecting when you’ve navigated away.

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1.0.0
Update
December 16, 2024
Size
64.82KiB
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5
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1 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Browser Guard Extension

BrowserGuard: Ultimate Privacy for Canvas

Take control of your browsing experience with BrowserGuard, a powerful Chrome extension designed to override visibility and focus behaviors in your browser. Whether you’re multitasking or exploring content freely, BrowserGuard ensures that your activity remains undetected by blocking intrusive tracking mechanisms.

Key Features:
Overrides Browser Visibility and Focus Behaviors: Prevent websites from detecting when you switch tabs or leave the page, ensuring uninterrupted browsing.
You will not be flagged for leaving Canvas Quizzes in the activity log.
Blocks Specific Event Listeners: Disables event listeners commonly used to monitor user activity, enhancing your privacy.
Protects Against \"AI Trojan Horse\" Hacks: Actively monitors the DOM to safeguard against hidden elements that could compromise your security.
Always Visible, Always Focused: Modifies visibility properties to keep the page consistently visible and focused, no matter where you navigate.
Whether you're safeguarding your privacy, bypassing invasive tracking tools, or simply multitasking during online sessions, BrowserGuard gives you the confidence and freedom to browse securely. Install now and experience the next level of control over your browser's behavior.

Privacy First, Always:
Your data is yours alone. BrowserGuard operates locally on your browser and does not store or transmit your information, providing peace of mind and true user control.

Ready to take charge? Add BrowserGuard to Chrome today.
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Source Manifest.json

{ "action": { "default_icon": { "128": "icons/logo128.png", "16": "icons/logo16.png", "48": "icons/logo48.png" }, "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "description": "This extension prevents the canvas tab or window from detecting when you\u2019ve navigated away.", "host_permissions": [ "*://*/*" ], "icons": { "128": "icons/logo128.png", "16": "icons/logo16.png", "48": "icons/logo48.png" }, "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Browser Guard", "version": "1.0.0", "permissions": [ "activeTab", "scripting", "storage" ], "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "web_accessible_resources": [ { "matches": [ "\\u003Call_urls>" ], "resources": [ "bar.html", "style.css", "icons/home.png", "icons/reload.png", "inject.js" ], "use_dynamic_url": true } ] } "
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How to download and manually install Browser Guard extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Browser Guard extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Browser Guard extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Browser Guard extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Browser Guard extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Browser Guard extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Browser Guard Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Browser Guard extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Browser Guard extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Browser Guard extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Browser Guard extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Browser Guard extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Browser Guard extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Browser Guard extension file

Select and download the Browser Guard extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Browser Guard extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Browser Guard extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Browser Guard extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Browser Guard extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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