Avira Browser Safety

Avira Browser Safety helps identify internet addresses that are harmful to your system when you are browsing the web and protects your privacy by preventing invisible trackers.

What is Avira Browser Safety?

Avira Browser Safety is a Firefox add-on designed to offer a secure and private browsing experience. It functions by identifying and blocking harmful internet addresses to prevent any potential malware or cyber threats. Additionally, it thwarts invisible trackers ensuring user privacy. Also, it highlights infected sites right in your search results and prevents redirection to malicious search engines, thereby providing a safer online experience. It offers an option for secure online shopping as well by comparing product prices from safe websites.

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Add-on stats

By: Avira

View on Firefox Browser Add-ons

Users: 99,625 ▲ 644

Rating: 4.50 (452)

Version: 4.2.7.23601 (Last updated: 2022-04-29)

Creation date: 2014-04-01

Weekly download count: 791

Firefox on Android: No

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

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

Size: 1.83M

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 221 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#52 in Privacy & Security

#4 in browser keyword 88

#5 in chrome browser keyword 61

#11 in browser tab keyword 52

#14 in grow keyword 8 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

Avira Browser Safety (v4.3.0.2568)

4.09

(3,030) 6,000,000

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Add-on summary

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Avira Browser Safety helps identify internet addresses that are harmful to your system when you are browsing the web and protects your privacy by preventing invisible trackers.

What features are included? Safe surfing

Browse securely: We block over 100 million malicious sites per month
Shield your identity: We detect over 30 million phishing & spam attacks per month
Download safely: We prevent over 1 million potentially unwanted applications (PUA) from hiding in your download

Private browsing

Anti-tracking: We stop thousands of ad networks from monitoring you online
Optimal experience: We enable you to access all your favorite web services without interference

Smarter searches

Know before you go: We highlight infected sites directly in your search results
Anti-hijacking: We ensure you’re never redirected to malicious search engines

Safe deals as option-feature during surfing

We compare offers and product prices – from secure websites only – to help you make informed decisions while you shop online. Please be aware that in very few cases wherein to enable a seamless browsing experience, some of the trackers will be allowed to run without being blocked for this feature.

What data is processed by us?

URLs (Internet address data) in an anonymized form for debugging, statistical purposes, and to improve detection rates.
Extension activity data to measure how the user interacts with the extension
Device information (Browser type, version, language) to strengthen product telemetry
RNDSNR (Random Serial Number) and session ID to distinguish unique users and malicious hits
Geolocation (country level) information to identify malware campaigns

By clicking "Install", you are accepting the End User License Agreement (EULA) here: https://www.avira.com/en/end-user-license-agreement-terms-of-use. You can find our Privacy Policy here: https://www.avira.com/en/general-privacy

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