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Consumer Products => Avast Online Security (browser extension) => Topic started by: Nunzio77 on December 05, 2020, 10:27:17 AM
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Hi,
for greater web protection is it essential to use the extension in the browser? Isn't the web shield active in Avast Free enough?
Thanks. ;)
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AOS gives you an additional simple visual indication of the reputation of a website:
See description here:
https://www.avast.com/avast-online-security
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AOS gives you an additional simple visual indication of the reputation of a website:
See description here:
https://www.avast.com/avast-online-security
So in addition to the visibility of a website's reputation, protection from phishing and malware sites is the same without installing the extension in the browser, having the web protection module active in the antivirus?
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The standard Web Shield is always running and giving its protection, that doesn't change (unless you have disabled it, not a good idea).
What the AOS add-on is doing is giving you advance notice in your browsers web searches and more detailed information when you visit a site, should you choose to visit it (as in the AOS link given). Or if you have arrived at the site from a different link than a search.
Personally I feel that having chosen to visit a site that has a poor reputation from the search results is a bit late to be gathering details on its reputation.
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The standard Web Shield is always running and giving its protection, that doesn't change (unless you have disabled it, not a good idea).
What the AOS add-on is doing is giving you advance notice in your browsers web searches and more detailed information when you visit a site, should you choose to visit it (as in the AOS link given). Or if you have arrived at the site from a different link than a search.
Personally I feel that having chosen to visit a site that has a poor reputation from the search results is a bit late to be gathering details on its reputation.
No, the web shield I always leave it on obviously.
Thanks were the info I was looking for, you were very thorough with the explanation.
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You're welcome.
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:)