Open your current web browser (e.g. Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox) and access the Avast Secure Browser official site. The main page typically indicates extremely well the button Download or Get It Now. Pressing this button initiates the process of downloading the file.
When the file download dialog comes up, choose the computer folder where you would like to download the install file. Why not select your desktop or the Downloads folder as a place? After the download is finished find the file on your hard drive most probably, its name will be avast_secure_browser_setup.exe or something similar.
After that the downloading file has to be double, clicked to go ahead with the installation. Your OS and security software, if any can ask for your confirmation to let the changes happen. Be it so accept the warning. Go through the license agreement in the Avast Secure Browser setup, check the box to agree and finally click Accept and Install or a similar button to proceed with the installation.
The installation may be around several minutes in duration. Upon the installation completion, you can open the newly downloaded browser or close the installer and run it later. Amazing! You have just downloaded and installed Avast Secure Browser on your computer and ready to go safe online.
What is Avast Secure Browser and what are its features?
Avast Secure Browser is a secure and privacy, oriented web browser from the security provider Avast. It relies on the open source project Chromium, so it is pretty much the same as Google Chrome under the hood.
Among the supported browser features are. Internal content filtering, a Money Protection Mode that isolates the online environment for safe shopping and banking, extreme security that makes the user untraceable and fingerprinting impossible, password vault capable of securely saving and handling user passwords, automatic HTTPS, blocking on default of Adobe Flash (security, wise) and Security Cleaner for removing browsing history and cache entries.
Step by step installation instructions for Windows 10.
On your Windows 10 machine, open web browsing software (i.e. Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Firefox). Insert the URL https://www.avast.com/secure-browser in the address bar of the browser and hit enter to get to the official download page. On the landing page click the Download button.
Once the download is underway, make a decision where to place the files. When it is done find avast_secure_browser_setup.exe and run it by double clicking. The Windows User Account Control may request permission so press Yes to continue.
After going through the license agreement, clicking the Accept and Download option and waiting for the download to be completed you will get the final installation screen. You can close the installer or open the new browser.
Simple guide for macOS and Android.
macOS: Go to the Avast Secure Browser page from Safari or any other browser then click the Download button for macOS. Run the downloaded dmg file and add the Avast Secure Browser icon to the Applications folder by dragging it there. After that you can open the browser via the Applications folder.
Android: On your phone head to Google Play Store and search for Avast Secure Browser. Look for the app published by Avast Software. Press the Install button to proceed with downloading and installing. When the permissions are granted, the app will be ready and you can launch it via its home screen icon.
