Just like Chromodo, SafeZone is built on top of Chromium, the open source browser project on which Google Chrome, Vivaldi, and Opera are based as well.Īs Mr. Antivirus makers should stick to antivirus softwareĬalled SafeZone and also known as Avastium, Avast's custom browser is offered as a bundled download for all those who purchase or upgrade to a paid version of Avast Antivirus 2016. While Chromodo was caught disabling a crucial security feature called Same Origin Policy (SOP), Avast's Chromium fork is much worse, bringing a series of problems, one of which allows attackers to list and read files from your computer after you click a simple malicious link. Just two days after Comodo's Chromodo browser was publicly shamed by Google Project Zero security researcher Tavis Ormandy, it's now Avast's turn to be scorned for failing to provide a 'secure' browser for its users.
