The Scanify extension will put the link checker inside your browser: hover any link for a threat score, get a warning when the page you are on is flagged, and right-click to run a full scan against multiple antivirus engines. It is waiting on Chrome Web Store review. Until then, the web scanner does the same check.
The extension has been submitted to the Chrome Web Store and is in review. There is no other way to install it, so nothing here asks you to download files or switch on developer mode. When Google approves it, this page will link straight to the listing.
You do not have to wait to check a link. The web scanner runs the same engine the extension will use, so you get the same verdict and the same evidence:
On a phone, long-press the link and choose Copy link instead. For a page you are already on, copy the address from the address bar. Want an email when the extension is approved? Write to shieldscansupport@gmail.com.
Rest your cursor on a link and a small badge shows Scanify's 0 to 100 risk score before you click.
When a page finishes loading, the toolbar icon shows a tick, a score or a warning for the site you are on.
An optional setting, off by default, that outlines links to flagged domains so they are hard to click by accident.
Right-click any link and choose Scan with Scanify, or Scan this page to open the full report in a new tab.
After a right-click scan, a desktop notification tells you the result, and flags High or Critical links prominently.
Every check runs through scanify.to, so the score matches what the web scanner gives you for the same link.
A link checker has to see links, which means it needs broad access. Here is each permission in the extension's manifest and what it is used for:
<all_urls>): lets the extension find links on the page so it can show hover scores and, if you turn it on, outline dangerous ones. It reads link addresses, not the text of the page.The extension sends web addresses to scanify.to for checking: links you hover or right-click, and the address of each page you load so the toolbar icon can score it. It does not send page content, form data, passwords or anything you type. Recent verdicts are cached for ten minutes so the same link is not checked again on every hover.
The privacy policy explains what happens to an address once it reaches scanify.to, including which outside services are asked about it.
Not yet. It is awaiting Chrome Web Store review and there is no other way to install it. Use the web scanner in the meantime.
Chrome, and Chromium browsers that install from the Chrome Web Store and support Manifest V3, such as Edge and Brave.
The extension is planned. Its features and pricing will be confirmed when it is released. The web scanner currently allows 1 free scan in total; full results and unlimited scans require Pro.
The extension is not out yet. The web scanner works everywhere, today.
Scan a link now → How the URL scanner works