Safe Zone important security FLAW

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Hi Guys......I was just paying my State Taxes on my Avast SafeZone pay mode. Then I realized I had another update that was available for my Avast Internet Security so I updated the program. Afterward I Googled Avast SafeZone browser and found a February 2016 article at PCWORLD.com saying that there was a major security FLAW in the SafeZone Browser per Google Project Zero tech Tavis Ormandy. He said there was a major mistake made in Avastium that could allow hackers access to your computer via the Avast browser. Please read this article... http://www.pcworld.com/article/3030319/security/researcher-finds-serious-flaw-in-chromium-based-avast-safezone-browser.html

With the new latest update......has this issue been addressed???  I'm very concerned!!!!!   

[Eddy]

Old news and yes it is fixed already.
Long before the latest version even.

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Thanks Eddy........good to hear. With the Avast Safe Browser.......do I need the Secure Line VPN also or am I good just with the browser??

[Eddy]

The SafeZone Browser and Secure Line are two entirely different things.

If I put it really simple :
The SafeZone browser is just that.
It is just a browser, nothing more nothing less.
The "safe part" is basically only the pay mode that checks things the basic browser doesn't.
But it only does so when you visit "banking/payment" sites.

Secure Line encrypts (or at least is supposed to do so) all network traffic.