Security is a very important factor for users. There are many tools that we can use to deal with the different threats on the network. We can install antivirus in our systems, something basic and that most users take into account, but also even extensions for the main browsers. The latter provides extra security when we browse the Internet. In this article we echo how Gooogle Chrome will remove Avast from your browser.
Google Chrome removes Avast from your browser
There are many extensions related to privacy and security that we can use. They are present in most modern browsers, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox . They provide this extra safety barrier to avoid problems that put our systems at risk.
One of these extensions that we could use in Chrome to protect security is Avast . Also the AVG option. Now the Google browser has decided to remove both from its official store and thus prevent users from installing them.
Why has Google Chrome removed Avast and AVG extensions? Behind this is the lack of confidence in privacy. Both extensions collected user data. They collected habits when browsing, sites visited, etc. We already know that privacy is something that worries users a lot and it is the platforms themselves who are looking for ways to prevent information from leaking.
Among other things Avast could know how many times we have opened the browser, how long we are on a particular page or what clicks we have made. This is something that for Google Chrome harms users and directly affects privacy .
It should be mentioned that the case of Google Chrome that we talk about in this article is not unique. A couple of weeks ago from the Mozilla Firefox browser they made exactly the same decision when removing Avast and AVG extensions from their official store.
They have not been removed from users’ computers
Avast and AVG extensions are no longer available in the official Chrome store. However, this does not mean that they have been automatically deleted from users’ browsers. All those who had any of these extensions installed will continue on your computer.
Therefore, for those users who want to improve privacy and not allow any of these extensions to interfere, it is advisable to uninstall them if they are on the computer.
On the other hand, as a general advice we can say that it is important to always install the extensions from official sources. In this way we ensure that this software has not been modified maliciously. But in addition to this we must have an active knowledge about them. This means that we must be alert in case they change their operation, ask for strange permits or any characteristic that makes us suspect. There are many extensions that we have at our disposal, but not all of them are reliable.