Avast Secure Browser is a free feature-packed private browser with AdBlock and VPN designed to make secure browsing fast and easy to use.
Avast Secure Browser: private browser with VPN and AdBlock
By Kelvin Ooi
Security and privacy editor
- Automatic ad and tracker blocking on web pages
- Free VPN built into the browser
- Full data encryption while browsing
- PIN or passcode lock to restrict access
- Private search engines for searching without tracking
What the Avast private browser is for
Avast Secure Browser is a free private web browser for Android from the security company Avast. It bundles ad blocking, a VPN, anti-tracking, encryption and a passcode lock into one browser, so a person does not need separate tools for those jobs.
The developer describes it as a way to keep browsing hidden from hackers, trackers and internet service providers. The listing presents it mainly for people who want more privacy on their phone than a standard browser gives them by default.
Blocking ads and trackers while browsing
The built-in AdBlock stops ads and trackers from loading on the pages you visit, without any setup on your part. The developer says this also makes pages load faster, because the blocked content is never downloaded.
Anti-tracking runs alongside the ad blocking. It is meant to limit the third-party trackers that follow you from site to site.
VPN and encryption for private connections
A VPN is built into the browser and is listed as free. The developer says it keeps your browsing hidden from your internet provider and from others on the same network.
Full data encryption covers the information the browser handles. The listing gives no further detail on how it works, so the protection is described only as the developer states it.
Locking the browser and searching privately
A PIN or passcode lock stops anyone without the code from opening the browser. The listing mentions both locking and unlocking, so the code is needed each time the browser is opened.
The browser also includes private search engines, for searches that the developer says are not tracked. These sit alongside the normal browsing tools rather than replacing them.
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About this APK
The build we hold is Avast Secure Browser 8.15.0 (APKS split bundle) for Android 10 and up.
- Version
- 8.15.0
- 5600
- Requires Android
- 10+
- Package ID
- com.avast.android.secure.browser
- Format
- APKS split bundle
- Malware scan
- Google Play Protect
- Permissions
- 31 declared · 10 sensitive
- Approximate location
- Camera
- Microphone
- Modify files on your device
- Precise location
- Read files on your device
- Read the photos you pick
- Read your audio files
- Signed by
- CN=Unknown, O=Avast
- Certificate SHA-256
- 641edeec68dfdcfa307834f73e7e8fd26a5315e562a36917b15db681625d0b40