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Avast browser extension install firefox
Avast browser extension install firefox






avast browser extension install firefox

I’ll be demonstrating on Elementary OS with Firefox 61.ob14. I’m going to show you how to use the Avast extension in Firefox. With this handy addition, you’ll get a real-time indication of sites’ trustworthiness, based on crowdsourced web of trust ratings and known blacklists. That’s where the Avast Online Security extension for Firefox can help. If you use a platform that doesn’t require the use of antivirus and anti-malware, you should remember that phishing attacks can nab you, regardless of platform, if you’re not careful.

avast browser extension install firefox

And although you might use a platform that, by design, requires the addition of antivirus and anti-malware, it would behoove you to seek a bit of additional help. Two issues every web browser user must consider are phishing and malware. The old adage “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” most certainly comes into play. But that doesn’t mean the browser is perfectly free from danger. As far as default browser security, you’d be hard-pressed to find one better than the latest iterations of Firefox. That’s right, once upon a time I’d have said, “If you’re looking to keep your computing experience 100% safe, you should be using Linux!” However, now that so many depend upon a web browser to get their work done, the idea of a secure platform goes only as far as the browser one uses. These days, we need every single bit of security we can find.








Avast browser extension install firefox