Avast Antivirus protects your computer from viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other kinds of malware programs and Internet threats. All competing browsers were tested without an antivirus program running and at the time of testing, all products were updated to their latest software versions. Avast Free Antivirus provides full protection to your computer against viruses, spyware, trojans, ransomware, and other kinds of malware. So you can stay safe and secure whilst browsing online.ĪV-Comparatives’ study, which ran from 13 January to 28 January 2022, tested all browsers in parallel, exposing each to 250 valid and independently-selected phishing URLs, and 250 clean URLs for false alarm detection. To make sure the bad scripts, iframes, trackers are blocked. Whenever you visit a page, Avast Secure Browser will scan the URL in the address bar and apply Anti-Phishing AI technology which utilizes Avast’s leading threat intelligence network.

It also means a lot to our users - they can be reassured that by using Avast Secure Browser, they are protected from phishing sites with the best technology, which has been confirmed in a report by independent antivirus (AV testing organization AV-Comparatives.Īnti-Phishing blocks malicious websites and downloads to prevent your computer from becoming infected with viruses, ransomware, and spyware. This is an important milestone for us and a great accomplishment for the whole team. Our Browser achieved the top spot in a phishing detection comparison test among some of the world’s leading browsers.

We, the Avast Secure Browser Team, are particularly excited to share with all of our users this great news.

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