Avira Browser Safety

Your surfing made private and secure

Avira Browser Safety: Secure and Private Web Browsing

Avira Browser Safety is a Chrome extension designed to offer a safer and more private browsing experience. It effectively protects users from over 80 million malicious websites and more than 20 million phishing and spam attacks each month. In addition, it prevents potentially unwanted applications from hiding in your downloads. The extension also features an anti-tracking system that stops ad networks from online monitoring, and it enhances the user's experience by preventing interference with web services. Additionally, it includes smart search features, like highlighting infected sites in search results and ensuring users are never redirected to malicious search engines.

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Extension stats

By: Avira

Users: 6,000,000+

Rating: 4.08

(3,033)

1 new ratings

Version: 4.3.0.2568 (Last updated: 2024-08-11)

Creation date: 2021-03-09

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
storage
webRequest
cookies
unlimitedStorage
scripting
declarativeNetRequest
alarms
webNavigation

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 1.76M

Email: ch*****@avira.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 64 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#9 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 2

#1 in browser keyword 87 ▲ 1

#16 in browsing keyword 29 ▲ 3

#22 in browser extension keyword 69 ▲ 22

#24 in chrome browser keyword 71 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Avira Browser Safety (v4.2.7.23601)

4.50

(453) 99,524+

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Avira Browser Safety protects you from malicious websites & invisible trackers

Safe surfing

Browse securely: We block over 80 million malicious sites per month.
Shield your identity: We detect over 20 million phishing & spam attacks per month.
Download safely: We prevent over 1 million potentially unwanted applications (PUA) from hiding in your downloads.

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.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Provides a sense of security while browsing
User-friendly interface
Long-time reliability in the past

Cons

Adblocker not functioning or removed
Frequent issues after updates
Incompatibility with Gmail login and page loads
Detection issues with security software

Most mentioned

Removal of Adblocker functionality
Overall dissatisfaction with recent updates
Claims of the extension not working properly

User reviews

Emirhan Duman, 2024-11-27

non mi piace un granche avira anche se free non ti fa aggiornare lantivirus e fatto proppio male anche il vpn

Dionisio Daniele, 2024-11-20

Aviso de possível falso positivo para virus. Windows Defender fica acusando como Trojan. Verifiquei no site VirusTotal, e só o Windows Defender considera. Não gostei, mas enfim, vida que segue.