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Best alternatives to Scam Sniffer (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Scam Sniffer, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Scam Sniffer today

≈40K users4.4★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago5 permissions

Scam Sniffer alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Revoke.cash - web3 scam protection

    The Revoke.cash browser extension helps protect you from common crypto scams.

    ≈30K users4.7★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago11 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Scam Sniffer
    • Rated 0.3 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (11 vs 5)
  2. 2

    J2TEAM Security

    J2TEAM Security helps protect against phishing attacks.

    ≈300K users4.7★ from 23.1K ratingsUpdated 12 days ago13 permissions
    • About 7.5× more users than Scam Sniffer
    • Rated 0.3 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (13 vs 5)
    • Listed under Tools
  3. 3

    Download Virus Scanner

    Auto scan all the download files against well-known anti-viruses using VirusTotal API.

    ≈5K users3.0★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions
    • About 8.0× fewer users than Scam Sniffer
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  4. 4

    Malware & URL Scanner

    Malware & URL Scanner Chrome extension helps to scan websites or domain, IP for malware, phishing, and spam content.

    ≈10K users4.3★ from 34 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions
    • About 4.0× fewer users than Scam Sniffer
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
  5. 5

    HiveFury: Scam & Phishing Blocker

    Warns before scam and phishing sites. Optional check stops keys, card numbers and Social Security numbers pasted into AI chats.

    ≈20K users4.8★ from 189 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago4 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Scam Sniffer
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
  6. 6

    TrustFall: Scam & Contract Checker

    Catch scams before they catch you. Scan links, check messages, and understand contracts, right in your browser.

    ≈2K users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago7 permissions
    • About 20× fewer users than Scam Sniffer
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
  7. 7

    Anti phising safer browsing for chrome

    Browserguard protects you against the dangers of the internet

    ≈7K users4.6★ from 157 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions
    • About 5.7× fewer users than Scam Sniffer
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
  8. 8

    Password Alert

    Password Alert helps protect against phishing attacks.

    ≈500K users4.0★ from 888 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago7 permissions
    • About 13× more users than Scam Sniffer
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
  9. 9

    Bitdefender Web Sage

    Blocks scams, phishing and dangerous sites before they load, free. Premium adds AI that explains threats and guards your money.

    ≈1M users3.9★ from 927 ratingsUpdated in the last day18 permissions
    • About 25× more users than Scam Sniffer
    • Rated 0.6 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (18 vs 5)
  10. 10

    MalExt Sentry - Malicious Browser Extension Scanner

    Checks extensions against a known-malicious database and their store listing, explains risky permissions, and warns before install.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago9 permissions
    • About 40× fewer users than Scam Sniffer
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 5)

Scam Sniffer alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Scam Sniffer?

By users, the most popular alternative is Bitdefender Web Sage with ≈1M users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Revoke.cash - web3 scam protection.

Which Scam Sniffer alternative has the best rating?

HiveFury: Scam & Phishing Blocker has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 189 ratings.

Is there a Scam Sniffer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Anti phising safer browsing for chrome asks for 3 permissions, against 5 for Scam Sniffer.

How many alternatives to Scam Sniffer are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Scam Sniffer on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.