Avast Secure Browser Review

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The Avast Secure Browser Review is one of the browsers that puts the most my site importance on security and privacy with features like Bank Mode and Anti-Tracking Technology. It comes with an inbuilt VPN that lets you stay secure and surf the web quickly. It is based on Chromium which means it functions and looks just like Chrome and also supports Chrome extensions, as well as its own security-focused extensions.

Avast Secure Browser comes with a wide variety of security and privacy extensions pre-installed with ads blockers, an anti-phishing extension, one for the prevention of tracking, a fingerprint conceal feature, HTTPS encryption support, extension guard, password manager and even the ability to verify your credentials on sites like HaveIBeenPwned. You can find all these extensions from the browser’s Security & Privacy Center. You can also set up each of them separately as your preferences dictate.

The adblocker’s performance is strong and can be set to block most ads. It can also block flash files, which can help pages load faster. The browser can also identify websites that are phishing and warn users about any potential scams. However, this feature is less effective than Google’s Scam Alert.

The browser claims to „track proof,“ which is just a fancy name for the Do Not Track standard. This standard is not enough strong as it should be. The anti-fingerprinting capabilities of the browser are to be a bit limited, and only scramble the user agent string.