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Add essential protection against malicious websites and phishing, secure your browsing data, and get step-by-step privacy guidance. Our free browser extension is the perfect privacy starterpack.
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Block online trackers and browse anonymously
Optimize your privacy settings on your favorite platforms
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Personal protection and privacy are paramount to keep family and home lifestyle from interference and harmful and intrusive intent.
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Very important to have access to privacy settings and being shown which settings are the best for safe use.
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Privacy features
Keep your online activities private and anonymous
Keep your online activity hidden, block online snoops, and get step-by-step privacy advice.
Anti-tracking – prevent tracking on every websites you visit.
Ads opt-out – send requests to specific advertisers to stop using your data.
Global Privacy Control – stop web companies from collecting and selling your personal data. Learn more.
Privacy Advisor – optimize your privacy settings in seconds, across your favorite platforms, guided by our Privacy Advisor.
Cookie Manager – let Avast deal with your cookie permissions.
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Cookie Manager
Make dealing with website cookies easy
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Privacy advisor
Now you can easily optimize your privacy settings
Get privacy advice and easily manage your privacy settings across your favorite online platforms, with guidance from our new Privacy Advisor feature.
...Sometimes you are in these settings and you get lost, this is really a help that reinforces that we are moving forward in the online privacy.
Avast user
...it’s nightmare to search for privacy settings on Google...So this is handy.
Avast user
...this is good, you can take an action on those settings. It’s like a friend that walks you through the specifics from the beginning to the end.
Avast user
...I don’t go to the privacy settings everyday. Every time I go there it feels it’s the first time. This is good, it walks me through it, it’s efficient and it goes to the heart of it...
Users don't need to stop using their favorite browsers — they can simply add some smart enhancements or services that improve their basic browser's functionality. Usually, these extensions are for desktop browsers only.
Browser extensions are safe but it’s important to install the extension from a reputable source with a high trust rating among users. If in doubt, read the company’s privacy policy and check online user ratings.
A security and privacy browser extension is a great way to add more layers of security and privacy to your current browser. Avast Online Security & Privacy is safe to use and, when used together with our other privacy and security products, helps to provide 360-degree protection.
Yes, it’s free. At Avast we believe that everyone deserves free access to essential online security and privacy protection. For more comprehensive and advanced (on-device and on-network) protection, use Avast Online Security & Privacy browser extension together with our other privacy products such as SecureLine VPN, AntiTrack, or BreachGuard. Keep in mind, you can always look out for discounts on Avast products anytime throughout the year.
Your privacy is vital to us and for this reason, we don’t ever sell your data. Check our privacy policy.
Yes, it can — it adds an extra layer of security and privacy to Google Chrome so users can browse with added security and privacy. In fact, Avast Online Security & Privacy browser extension can be used with the following browsers: Mozilla, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Avast Secure Browser.
