PremierVPN Protect

Install, use and troubleshoot PremierVPN Protect, the free browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Brave and Firefox.

Install PremierVPN Protect in Chrome, Edge or Brave

PremierVPN Protect is free. You don't need an account to block ads, trackers and dangerous sites. Open the PremierVPN Protect page on the Chrome Web Store. Click Add to C...

Install PremierVPN Protect in Firefox

Open the PremierVPN Protect page on Firefox Add-ons. Click Add to Firefox, then Add. To keep it in your toolbar, click the puzzle-piece icon, then the cog next to Premier...

Getting to know the PremierVPN Protect popup

Click the PremierVPN shield icon in your toolbar to open the popup. At the top Protected means blocking is on. Paused means it's off. Trusted site means you've switched b...

What Protect blocks

You can switch each of these on or off in the popup's Protection tab, or in Settings. Setting What it does Starts Ads Ad networks, pop-unders and sponsored content widget...

Blocking YouTube ads

With YouTube ads switched on, Protect removes: video ads before, during and after videos ads in the home feed, search results and Shorts banner and overlay ads on videos...

Ad click protection

Fake ads are one of the most common ways people end up on scam and malware sites. They can appear on Google search results, on YouTube, and on any site that uses Google's...

When Protect blocks a dangerous site

If you try to open a site on our list of sites that spread malware, run scams or mine cryptocurrency in your browser, Protect shows a page saying This site may harm your...

Fix a site that doesn't work properly

Some sites don't work properly when their ads or trackers are blocked. You can trust a site, so Protect blocks nothing on it or its subdomains. From the popup Open the si...

Hide anything on a page

Right-click the thing you want to remove and choose Hide this element. Or click the shield icon, and on the This site tab click Hide an element. Point at the part of the...

Pause protection

Click the shield icon, then Pause. Choose For 15 minutes, For 1 hour, or Until I turn it back on. The icon changes while protection is paused. Click Resume in the popup t...

Use the browser proxy (PremierVPN customers)

The browser proxy comes with an active PremierVPN plan. It sends this browser's traffic through a PremierVPN server. Other apps on your device aren't affected. To protect...

Check your privacy

The Privacy check is on the popup's This site tab. Click the refresh arrow to run a full check. Line What it means Websites see The internet address websites see for you....