ModHeader Removed for Malware: The Safe Alternative (Modify Header)
In early July 2026, Google flagged ModHeader as malware and pulled it from the Chrome Web Store, and Microsoft removed it from Edge. Around 1.6 million developers had it installed.
The alternative: Modify Header
Same job, no black box:
- Open source — read the code yourself.
- No external network requests — it doesn’t phone home.
- Data stays local — rules and values live in
chrome.storage.local. - Libraries bundled locally, permissions kept minimal.
If you had ModHeader, remove it and clear its stored data first — then switch.
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