AVG Secure Browser
The facts below are what the maker publishes about AVG Secure Browser, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From AVG Secure Browser's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Ad blocking · Anti-tracking · Private browsing · Web protection |
| AVG Secure Browser | Free | Free browser with privacy and security features |
| AVG Secure Browser PRO monthly | $5.99 a month | 5 devices · unlimited VPN · ad and tracker blocking · 30-day trial · 30-day money-back guarantee · $5.99/month |
| AVG Secure Browser PRO yearly | $39.99 a year | 5 devices · unlimited VPN · ad and tracker blocking · 30-day trial · 30-day money-back guarantee · $39.99 billed for the first year |
| AVG Secure Browser PRO two-year | $55.99 a year | 5 devices · unlimited VPN · ad and tracker blocking · 30-day trial · 30-day money-back guarantee · $55.99 billed for the first 2 years |
The facts
Each one read from AVG Secure Browser's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Ad blocking
- The browser includes Privacy Guard, which blocks advertisements to improve page loading and browsing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Anti-fingerprinting
- Anti-Fingerprinting is designed to stop websites identifying and tracking a browser through its digital fingerprint.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Built-in ad blocking
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Chromium base
- AVG Secure Browser is built on the open-source Chromium project.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- AVG provides FAQs, installation, activation, getting-started, import/export, update troubleshooting, subscription and uninstall documentation plus community support.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Extension Guard
- Extension Guard restricts third-party browser extensions to those the user trusts.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Extension support
- own_storechecked 21 Sep 2026
- Installation limitation
- Since March 2026, new installations are no longer supported on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- On Windows, the browser integrates with AVG AntiVirus and AVG Secure VPN.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License
- AVG Secure Browser is distributed as proprietary software; only its Chromium foundation is identified as open source.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: bundled installation
- TechRadar found AVG Secure Browser automatically selected in AVG Antivirus installation, easy to overlook and liable to become the default browser.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: performance and usability
- GetApp reviewers report that the browser can feel heavy, clunky or slow and describe it as a Chrome copy with reduced functionality.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: upselling
- GetApp and Trustpilot summaries describe distracting or persistent prompts to upgrade or buy additional AVG/Avast products.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Android requirements
- The Android app requires Android 10 or newer and an internet connection.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Browser data import
- Desktop versions can import history, bookmarks, saved passwords and cookies from Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Brave, Internet Explorer and Safari depending on platform.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Browser engine
- chromiumchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Cross-device sync
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Company ownership
- Avast acquired a majority stake in AVG Technologies on September 30, 2016, with the companies operating as one from October 3, 2016.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2022checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Tempe, Arizona, USA and Prague, Czech Republicchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker dual headquarters
- Gen's company fact sheet identifies dual headquarters in Tempe, Arizona and Prague, Czech Republic.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker facts
- Gen Digital is a public company headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, with a listed company size of 5,001–10,000 employees on LinkedIn.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Limit: false positives and price
- TechRadar reports some false-positive alerts and considers AVG's paid pricing potentially steep.checked 15 Oct 2026
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