Is GladiusBot safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on a number of websites
• Read your browsing history
• Block content on any page

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 4 match patterns.

• https://*.gladiatus.gameforge.com/* gladiatus.gameforge.com and all its subdomains
• *://ads-delivery.gameforge.com/* only ads-delivery.gameforge.com
• https://gldbotserver.com/* only gldbotserver.com
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Djongov/gladiatus-fansite/* only raw.githubusercontent.com

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
• Watch the network requests your browser makes webRequest

Worth knowing

• Block or redirect requests by rules it declares in advance declarativeNetRequest
• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Store data in your browser storage

How usual this is for its category

In Lifestyle · Games, 2% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares no browser permissions; this one declares 5 browser permissions.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 6% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• Watch the network requests your browser makes (webRequest): 1% of extensions in this category ask for it.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

130 users

• Last updated in the store 42 days ago, on 2026-09-24.
• We have seen 3 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

The listing says it offers in-app purchases.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-09-08Asked for more permissions (9, was 8)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-09-24Version 4.0.2
2. 2026-09-11Version 4.0.1
3. 2026-09-08Version 4.0.0 · Asked for more permissions (9, was 8)

Who publishes it

Dev-GLD, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-06-25 and was last updated on 2026-09-24.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. GladiatusBOT 2024 No permissions at all · No permissions declared 53 users ★ 2.0
2. Gladiatus Time Saver (Gladiatus Bot) Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 1 site pattern 3k users ★ 4.4
3. Gladiatus Bot - GladToBot Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 1 site pattern 63 users ★ 4.2

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can GladiusBot access?

Specific sites only: 4 match patterns. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does GladiusBot collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has GladiusBot asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-09-08.

Does GladiusBot publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.