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AVG Online Security

by Gen Digital · avg.com · Privacy & Security
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

AVG Browser Security and web reputation plugin.

Users
500K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.4 / 5
−0.28 in 30 days
Ratings
629
−1 in 30 days
Store rank
#679
#622 among extensions
Version
21.1.9
updated 22 Sep 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
100K400K700KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 500,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
100365630Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 629 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About AVG Online Security

AVG Browser Security - web reputation plugin AVG-powered security for your Google Chrome browser. Browse without worry or fear with AVG in your corner. We’ll check every site you visit, from Facebook to your bank, to ensure nothing puts you or your data at risk. We stop phishing attacks, show user reviews, and warn you if a site is deemed untrustworthy by our community of 400 million. • Identifies and blocks phishing sites trying to steal your data • See how website has been rated by a growing community of 400 million users • Easily check the rating of any website just by hovering over the link • Warns you when you’re visiting websites with bad reputations • If you have AVG Secure Browser installed, we’ll open it automatically when you shop or bank online to help protect your data • Blocks annoying tracking cookies that collect data on your browsing activities By installing this extension to your browser, you confirm you read and agree to AVG's Privacy Policy (https://www.avg.com/privacy) and End User License Agreement (https://www.avg.com/eula) which govern your download and use of the selected product. What data we collect • URL - to check if the website is safe or not • User's feedback - to tell whether the site rating and classification you received are relevant • Usage data - To measure user’s behaviour in UI and how user interacts with the extension • Internal extension identifier(GUID) - to distinguish unique malware hits, to measure product telemetry and calculate aggregated statistics • Information about device (Browser type, Operating System Version) - To obtain usage aggregated statistics • Country - to detect country specific malware campaigns, to measure product telemetry and calculate aggregated statistics

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%−1−0.28
30 days0+0.0%−1−0.28
6 months−100K−16.7%+2−0.28
1 year−100K−16.7%+3−0.29

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where AVG Online Security appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
online#6+6
security#7+9
malware#43−4
secure#51+15
website usage#66new
data privacy#93new

Version history

12 versions recorded
21.1.922 Sep 2025
21.1.87 Jul 2025
21.1.718 Mar 2025
21.1.62 Sep 2024
21.1.526 Aug 2024
21.1.419 Jul 2024
21.1.24 Jul 2024
21.1.130 May 2024

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
4 Jun 2020
Size
2.9 MB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
avg.com
Support
support.avg.com
Extension ID
nbmoafcmbajniiapeidgficgifbfmjfo

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 1
Permissions
tabsactiveTabscriptingstoragealarmsdeclarativeNetRequestdeclarativeNetRequestFeedback
Site access
https://*/*http://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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