Avast Secure Browser new version updates Anti-fingerprinting and adds Webcam guard and Hack Check features, the browser is available as a standalone download for Windows and works on Windows 7/8/8.1 and Windows 10.
Now and then, we suddenly hear about some browsers such as Avira Scout (discontinued) after a long time, even though they exist and barely used by users, meet Avast Secure browser from Avast.
Avast Secure browser, Aspen
Anti-fingerprinting updated to protect your privacy and company claims it can hide your browser fingerprint to limit online tracking. Means, the actual browser information may not be displayed to websites you visit, but for some sites to function correctly, your browser info is required, they may break in this case as Aspen provides some generic information.
The feature isn’t enabled by default, you can do that after installing the product by visiting the Security and Privacy Center.
Webcam Guard gives more control over how websites connect to camera and lets you give permission to them permanently or temporarily, you’ll be always in control of things and websites won’t access your camera without your permission.
After Google Password checkup and Mozilla Firefox Monitor, we’ve now hack check feature integrated into browser Aspen by Avast. You guessed right!, Another service that lets you enter your email address and know you’re part of a data breach or not. Hack Check checks your email address against a big database of hacked sites and stolen log-in details to inform you you’re affected or not.
After installing Aspen, visit Privacy and Security settings and uncheck sending usage statistics and crash reports sending option to Avast as well other that require to provide suggestions for websites if the website you trying to visit isn’t available, these website address needs to be sent to Avast to show suggested websites.
You can uninstall Avast security browser anytime if you don’t like it.