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Compare Chrome extensions: Avira Browser Safety vs Avast Online Security & Privacy

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Stats Avira Browser Safety Avira Browser Safety Avast Online Security & Privacy Avast Online Security & Privacy
User count 7,000,000+ 9,000,000+
Average rating 4.15 4.44
Rating count 2,962 26,180
Last updated 2022-10-26 2023-04-27
Size 1.79M 1.96M
Version 4.2.7.2439 22.11.177
Short description
Your surfing made private and secure Avast browser security and web reputation plugin.
Full summary

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.

Secure your Google Chrome 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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