Security News > 2019 > December > Avast and AVG Browser Extensions Spying On Chrome and Firefox Users
2019-12-03 10:16
If your Firefox or Chrome browser has any of the below-listed four extensions offered by Avast and its subsidiary AVG installed, you should disable or remove them as soon as possible. Avast Online Security AVG Online Security Avast SafePrice AVG SafePrice Why? Because these four widely installed browser extensions have been caught collecting a lot more data on its millions of users than
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