Passwords that you back up - probably not at risk, but you need to examine them in the backup CSV file.
Bookmarks, back up those, too, and then examine/search them for bogus/fraudulent bookmarks.
How to Back Up Passwords that are stored by Brave Browser
Scrolling down the webpage at:
https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018185951-How-do-I-use-the-built-in-password-manager
A note states:
“Export Passwords - Selecting Download file will export all credentials you’ve saved in your browser as a
.CSVfile onto your system. Note that anyone who has access to your system will be able to open and view this file, so it is recommended that you delete this file once you’ve used the file for its intended purpose.”
Tips on how to encrypt that .CSV file:
- ‘https://www.crucial.com/articles/pc-users/how-to-password-protect-a-folder’
- ‘https://nordvpn.com/blog/how-to-password-protect-a-zip-file/’
- ‘https://www.winzip.com/en/features/security/password-protection/’
Be sure to safely store a copy of that CSV file on an external drive.
How to back up your Bookmarks as an HTML file
Two ways to get to the Bookmarks Manager.
One way:
- Launch Brave and open the Main menu:
- Select
Bookmarks --> Bookmarks Manager - Open the More options menu at the top right
- Select
Exportand choose where you want to store the exported file.
Another way:
- In a new Brave Browser window, go to:
brave://bookmarks - Locate the “Organize” (vertically-arrayed 3-dot) menu button in the upper-right area of the window; click on that
- You should get a pop-up menu, in which you click on the “Export bookmarks” selection and choose where you want to store the exported file.
The exported file name: “bookmarks.html”
Be sure to safely store a copy of that HTML file on an external drive.
Re work that you probably need to do:
‘standaloneenterprise.64.msi is overriding my Brave search engine - #2 by Mattches’
‘https://www.howtogeek.com/806217/search-engine-keeps-changing-to-yahoo-heres-what-to-do/’