Dr.Web LinkChecker

This project was made when I worked in Dr.Web company. I worked on Dr.Web LinkChecker is a free browser extension for checking web pages and files downloaded from the Internet.

Design and develop an extension for desktop browsers that allows to
  • track and block the undesirable contents of web pages;
  • block ads and flash plug-ins on web pages;
  • checks links on the Internet through the Doctor Web servers.
Summary
I worked on: Service design
Development
Web design
Duration: 6 months
Company: Dr.Web
Dr.Web LinkChecker

Within 6 months I designed a new version of the antivirus browser extension Dr.Web Link Checker with more than 150 000 users based on new features that brought more than 30 000 of new users and increased rating to 4.5 of 5.

Antivirus company

Dr.Web is well known and really nice russian antivirus company. I was hired as a software engineer but later was recognized as very creative person and actively participated a team of designers to build services and products.

External Links Check in Social Networks

Dr.Web Link Checker checks all the links that you follow from Facebook, Vkontakte and Google+. In case a threat is detected, it blocks opening the web page.


Threat resource looks like normal link

Check links by Dr.Web Link Checker

Ads on Pages

Dr.Web Link Checker allows you to block advertising banners when browsing web pages.


Page with ads

The same page with Dr.Web Linkchecker

Internet Tracker

Dr.Web Link Checker allows you to block tracking your interests to show contextual ads based on them and web analytics tools used by web sites’ owners to track your activity on the web pages.


Tracking your interests

Anonymous Browsing with Dr.Web Link Checker

Personal preferences

Dr.Web Link Checker has flexible setting according to user preferences:

Dr.Web LinkChecker
Dr.Web LinkChecker. Settings page