Avast Secure Browser Review Leave a comment
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The avast secure browser review a browser that puts an emphasis on security and privacy, with features like Bank Mode and anti-tracking technology. It also comes with an VPN integrated, allowing users to browse quickly and remain secure. It is built on Chromium which means that it is similar to Chrome and also supports Chrome extensions, as well as its own set of security-oriented extensions.
Avast Secure Browser comes with a wide variety of security and privacy extensions pre-installed with it, including an ad blocker as well as an anti-phishing extension. one for anti-tracking, a fingerprint masking feature, HTTPS encryption support, extension guard, password manager, and even the ability to verify your credentials on websites like HaveIBeenPwned. All of these extensions are available in the browser’s Security & Privacy Center. You can also configure each one individually, according to your preference.
The ad blocker is quite robust and the strict blocking mode can be used to keep the majority ads out of view. It is also able to block flash data files, which will help websites load faster. The browser can identify phishing websites and warn you about any scams that might be in the pipeline. However it is not as powerful than Google’s Scam Alert.
The browser claims to be “track proof,” but this is actually a fancy way of saying it follows the Do Not Track standard, that’s not as strong as it ought to be. The anti-fingerprinting capabilities of the browser are also limited, and only scrambles a small portion of your user agent’s string.
