Is Virtru Email Protection safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age

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 all virtru.com sites, all google.com sites, and all googleusercontent.com sites

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: 6 match patterns.

• http://*.virtru.com/* virtru.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.virtru.com/* virtru.com and all its subdomains
• http://*.google.com/* google.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.google.com/* google.com and all its subdomains
• http://*.googleusercontent.com/* googleusercontent.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.googleusercontent.com/* googleusercontent.com and all its subdomains

Routine for an extension

• Store data in your browser storage
• Store data in your browser without the usual size limit unlimitedStorage

Who uses it and how it is kept up

700k users

• Last updated in the store 4 days ago, on 2026-09-30.
• We have seen 3 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Featured The store's badge for extensions that follow its recommended practices for Chrome extensions.
• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

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.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-01Version 12.8.2
2. 2026-09-15Version 12.8.1
3. 2026-09-04Version 12.8.0.0

Who publishes it

Virtru Corporation, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2013-02-01 and was last updated on 2026-09-30.

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. Tresorit for Gmail No site access · 1 permission 3k users ★ 5.0
2. Lockmagic Gmail Encryption Access to specific sites only · 1 permission, 8 site patterns 2k users ★ 4.5

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 Virtru Email Protection access?

Specific sites only: 6 match patterns. It declares 2 browser permissions.

What data does Virtru Email Protection collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Virtru Email Protection asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does Virtru Email Protection publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.