Avast Online Security & Privacy

Avast browser security and web reputation plugin.

Avast Online Security & Privacy: Secure Edge Browser Plugin

'Avast Online Security & Privacy' is an Edge add-on meant to secure your browsing experience from online threats, trackers, and scams. It checks every site you visit, offering protection from phishing and invasive tracking cookies, while maintaining your data privacy. Equipped with advanced features, the plugin enables you to block online ads, remove your data from advertisers’ lists and optimize your privacy settings across different platforms. It also participates in Global Privacy Control by sending do-not-track requests to websites automatically.

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Add-on stats

By: AVAST Software

Users: 2,289,523

-46,668

Rating: 4.70

(1,005)

1 ratings

Version: 22.11.177 (Last updated: 2024-09-02)

Creation date: 2021-12-16

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

https://*/*
http://*/*
storage
tabs
webNavigation
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size: 2.03M

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 52

Other rankings

#832 in Productivity ▼ 827

#1 in Enhance security and privacy

#11 in security keyword 75 ▲ 2

#19 in usage tracker keyword 22

#20 in antivirus keyword 29 ▲ 2

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Add-on summary

Analyze keywords

Secure your Microsoft Edge browser against real-time online threats, trackers, and scams.

Browse with confidence using Avast Online Security & Privacy. We’ll check every site you visit, from Facebook to your bank, so nothing puts you or your data at risk. Join a growing community of 400 million Avast users.

• Identify and block phishing sites trying to steal your data. • Quickly check the risk rating of any website just by hovering over the link. • Block invasive tracking cookies that collect data on your browsing activities. • Block online advertising and remove your details from advertisers’ databases. • Optimize your privacy preferences and settings across your favorite online platforms. • Automatically ask sites to stop tracking you and selling your data. Learn more at https://globalprivacycontrol.org.

The data we collect includes: • URL - to check if the website is safe or not • Usage data - to measure the user’s behavior on the interface and understand how the user interacts with the extension • Internal extension identifier (GUID) - to distinguish unique malware hits, to measure product telemetry and calculate aggregated statistics

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Provides online security and privacy
Blocks ads and trackers

Cons

Some features are behind a paywall
Plants régulièrement et fait parfois planter certaines fonctionnalités du navigateur
Does not block ads and trackers effectively
Challenges with language settings

Most mentioned

Online Security and privacy
China
ilink网络加速器
Weaksharedptr.com/register
Adform

User reviews

softul e usor ! pc se misca super cu antivirus dar,... am cumparat antivirus si update ( aci am obs ca m au taxat cu 50 lei mai mult...) si, am mai dorit sa cumpar si Clean, la 69.99 dar cand sa achit mi a aparut suma de plata 120 lei... motiv??? atentie canD PLATITI

by Lucian, 2024-07-30

jako blokátor reklam naprosto k ničemu

by jiří, 2024-04-21

Super

by luc, 2024-03-13

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Avast Online Security & Privacy requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.