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

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

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
See more

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.