Avast Online Security & Privacy

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?
Avast Online Security & Privacy is an add-on developed to provide high security and privacy for Firefox users. It blocks phishing sites, intrusive trackers, and invasive ads. This extension optimizes privacy settings and requests sites to stop tracking user data. It safeguards your personal information and enhances the browsing experience by performing real-time risk analysis of visited sites.
Stats
Version: 22.11.180 (Last updated: 2023-03-02)
Creation date: 2013-11-27
Weekly download count: 5,101
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://*/*
  • http://*/*
  • storage
  • tabs
  • webNavigation
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 1.97M
Stats date:

Other platforms

Avast Online Security & Privacy (BETA)
Avast Online Security & Privacy (BETA) (v22.11.178)
4.37 (57) 90,000
Avast Online Security & Privacy
Avast Online Security & Privacy (v22.11.173)
4.70 (1,051) 2,770,132
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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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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
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
Recent reviews
BON ??
by DUHAMEL, 2024-03-26

Only works with Google and Bing. Only scans the first top 7 search results. If you use DuckDuckGo it won't do anything. A rather poor addon if you compare it to other similar addons, like Bitdefender Trafficlight.
by SRF, 2024-03-21

I've been using Avast security software for years and never had any reason to complain.
by Tom L., 2024-03-12
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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.

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