Avast Online Security & Privacy
Secure your Mozilla Firefox browser against real-time online threats, trackers, and scams. 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.
What is Avast Online Security & Privacy?
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Summary
Secure your Mozilla Firefox 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
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Pros
- easy to use
Cons
- only works with Google and Bing
- only scans the first top 7 search results
- does not work with DuckDuckGo
- payment issues
Most mentioned
- easy to use
- payment issues
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Safety
Risk impact
Avast Online Security & Privacy is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood
Avast Online Security & Privacy is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.