ExpressVPN’s browser extension now blocks malicious sites – even when the VPN is off
- ExpressVPN’s browser extension now blocks malicious, phishing, and scam sites without the VPN
- Full URL-checking blocks single harmful pages, unlike DNS tools that block whole domains
- The update extends ExpressVPN’s 2026 strategy of bundling security tools into all paid plans
ExpressVPN has added a new layer of security to its browser extension, and it doesn’t require you to switch the VPN on.
The feature, Web Protection, screens each page as it loads, matching it against continuously refreshed databases of sites known to host malware, scams, or phishing attempts, and stops them before they appear.
It’s available now on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, and other Chromium-based browsers, and comes at no extra cost to subscribers on the Basic, Advanced, and Pro plans, as well as ExpressVPN for Teams.
Browsers are where most people encounter online threats in practice – often via a single link to a convincing fake login page....
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