GeraGuard in India 2026 — Browser Privacy Built for Indian Threats
Published 21 April 2026 · 8 min read · en-IN
GeraGuard is a Chrome-first privacy extension tuned for the threat landscape Indian users actually face — fake-KYC popups, fraudulent UPI links, spoofed RBI/IRDAI pages, and aggressive tracker networks on news and streaming sites.
GeraGuard and the Indian regulatory picture
User-facing privacy tools are not directly regulated, but the DPDP Act 2023 (MeitY) and the IT Rules 2021 establish the consent and transparency baseline we enforce on websites. CERT-In publishes advisories on phishing and financial-scam indicators that feed our blocklists. The Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs runs the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal, which we link from the warning surface.
What GeraGuard blocks for Indian users
- Phishing domains that mimic RBI, IRDAI, IT Department, and bank logins
- Fake UPI payment-request pages
- Spoofed Aadhaar/PAN/EPFO sites used in identity scams
- Trackers on news, streaming, and aggregator sites
- Intrusive ad and consent-wall patterns that ignore user choice
- Cryptocurrency-scam and investment-fraud domains
- Job-scam and loan-scam redirect chains
What you pay in rupees
- Free (core blocking): ₹0
- Pro (advanced scanner + breach alerts): ₹199/month or ₹1,699/year
- Family (5 seats): ₹399/month
- Business (per seat): ₹499/month
Paying the Indian way — UPI, cards, and more
UPI, Razorpay cards, netbanking, and wallets.
How GeraGuard compares to Indian alternatives
- uBlock Origin — powerful but no India-specific lists
- Privacy Badger — lightweight, EFF-maintained
- AdGuard — full suite, paid
- Ghostery — tracker focus
- Malwarebytes Browser Guard — malicious-site focus
Coverage across India's cities
The blocklist is updated from threat telemetry across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad — the metros where phishing hit-rates are highest — and mirrored globally.
Hindi and regional-language availability
हिन्दी में अनुवाद — warning overlays and the settings surface are localised in Hindi today; Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, and Punjabi are next.
From the rest of the Gera ecosystem
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Free core protection. Pro tier from ₹199/month via UPI.
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