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Compare Chrome extensions: Avast Online Security & Privacy vs Ghostery Tracker Ad Blocker - Privacy AdBlock

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Stats Avast Online Security & Privacy Avast Online Security & Privacy Ghostery Tracker Ad Blocker - Privacy AdBlock Ghostery Tracker Ad Blocker - Privacy AdBlock
User count 9,000,000+ 2,000,000+
Average rating 4.44 4.61
Rating count 26,180 12,923
Last updated 2023-04-27 2024-04-16
Size 1.96M 10.89M
Version 22.11.177 8.12.9
Short description
Avast browser security and web reputation plugin. Ghostery is a powerful privacy extension. Block ads, stop trackers and speed up websites.
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
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Ghostery has more than 100+ million downloads worldwide.

We provide safe, fast, and clutter-free browsing. Our extension gives you full adblock functionality, stops trackers from accessing your personal data, and annoying cookie consent pop-ups.

Our users enjoy online privacy protection that works out-of-the-box. No need for customization and maintenance!

We have three main components:

  • Ad-Blocking - blocks all ads on websites you visit with your Chrome browser, including Youtube and Facebook, helping you to focus only on the information important to you.
  • Anti-Tracking - stops trackers' ability to collect your personal data, replacing it with random values and anonymizing your identity for data brokers. If you see a need to unblock individual trackers, the option is available.
  • Never-Consent - automatically removes intrusive cookie pop-ups and sends an important message to website owners telling them that you don't want to be tracked. This feature adds convenience to each website you visit and acts like your privacy advocate towards content providers while using Chrome.

Our ad-blocking extension comes with additional features not found in any other ad blocker:

  • Trackers information on any website you visit, informing you about the number of trackers, their type, and the company operating them.
  • Trackers Preview on search engine result pages - displaying tracker information even before you visit a page. If you decide to visit the website, Ghostery will block any trackers waiting for you there.
  • WhoTracks.Me - Owning and operating the largest database of trackers allows Ghostery to update tracker information fast and reliably for all users.
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