Compare Chrome extensions: Avast Online Security & Privacy vs Dr.Web Link Checker
| Stats |  Avast Online Security & Privacy |  Dr.Web Link Checker |
|---|---|---|
| User count | 8,000,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Average rating | 4.44 | 4.36 |
| Rating count | 26,160 | 3,035 |
| Last updated | 2024-09-02 | 2022-07-19 |
| Size | 2.61M | 454.66K |
| Version | 22.12.6 | 3.9.21.7050 |
| Short description | |
|---|---|
| Avast browser security and web reputation plugin. | Dr.Web antivirus extension for link scanning from the context menu. Protects against malware and phishing attacks on social media. |
| Full summary | |
Avast Browser Security - web reputation plugin Avast-powered security for your Google Chrome browser. Browse without worry or fear with Avast in your corner: we’ll check every site you visit, from Facebook to your bank, to ensure nothing puts you or your data at risk. We stop phishing attacks, show user reviews, and warn you if a site is deemed untrustworthy by our community of 400 million. • Identifies and blocks phishing sites trying to steal your data • See how website has been rated by a growing community of 400 million Avast users • Easily check the rating of any website just by hovering over the link • Warns you when you’re visiting websites with bad reputations • If you have Avast Secure Browser installed, we’ll open it automatically when you shop or bank online to help protect your data • Blocks annoying tracking cookies that collect data on your browsing activities What data we collect • URL - to check if the website is safe or not • User's feedback - to tell whether the site rating and classification you received are relevant | Dr.Web Link Checker is a free extension for Google Chrome that can instantly scan webpages and files downloaded from the Internet, and block website attempts to monitor user activity and display advertisements. If, for some reason, you have not yet entrusted Dr.Web products to defend your computers, use Dr.Web Link Checker, and surf the World Wide Web without fear of virus attacks, phishing attempts, and annoying ads! Dr.Web Link Checker’s automatic features • Dr.Web antivirus extension for scanning links. Accessible from the context menu. Protects against phishing attacks and malware infections on social networks. • Blocks attempts to monitor user Internet activity, including on social networks. Blocks all the most common ad network resources and web behaviour analytics that allow user search requests and visited sites to be analysed and the resulting collected data to be used to display specific ads to users. • Blocks ads (social network advertising plugins embedded in pages of third-party sites, ad networks, flash banners and videos, and separate ad units on a page). User-created site exceptions lists indicate which sites can display ads. User-requested scanning for phishing attempts, malware, unwanted or non-recommended sites • Scans links before visiting a site • Scans files (up to 12 MB in size) before downloading them from the Internet • Checks links in e-mail messages processed by Mozilla Thunderbird |