Website warnings

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
1

I am wondering if Avast Free screens for malicious websites and give you a warning.
I use Mozilla Firefox which has a setting option to block attack websites and website forgeries.
If Avast does much the same as Firefox, I don’t think that I would need both filtering and slowing down my browser. I would choose Avast to do the job.

Please advise me on this.

Thanks for the help.

2

Yes it scans them as can be read HERE

3

Leave the firefox anti-phishing/secure browsing on, a) it doesn’t actually scan anything but check the URL against a known sites list and b) they don’t conflict and it doesn’t hurt to have protection in depth in this case.

4

I have dialup internet and it is very slow. If I have keep the Firefox feature active, will it slow the browsing.

Thanks

5

Disable it and find out. It is the only way to tell.

6

Thanks for the suggestions.

7

in your case, Opera browser with Turbo Mode might slightly help :slight_smile:

8

OK–I’ll try Opera

Thanks