Is AVG AntiTrack safe?

Clean risk

AVG AntiTrack instruments every HTTP(S) page to detect and suppress tracker fingerprinting APIs.

Its content script runs in all frames on HTTP and HTTPS pages, asks the background script for settings, and injects protection scripts when AntiTrack is enabled. Those scripts override browser APIs such as cookies, localStorage, canvas, WebGL, navigator, screen, and timing APIs so detected tracker access can be suppressed and recorded in per-tab AntiTrack state.

Gen Digital Inc.v4.8.0.4601Firefox Add-ons
3Risk
Who publishes it

Gen Digital Inc. - no other listings under this identity, 9 shared hostnames

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
Gen Digital Inc.
Website
www.avg.com/homepage

Shared hosts - 9 hostnames

Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.

sitedirector.avg.com
Also called by 1 other listing: AVG VPN
reakit.io
Also called by 2 other listings, including AntiTrack
accesstoken.antitrack.norton.com
Also called by 6 other listings
login-int.norton.com
Also called by 6 other listings
private-email.avast.com
Also called by 6 other listings, including AntiTrack, Norton AntiTrack, AntiTrack
private-email.avg.com
Also called by 6 other listings, including AntiTrack, AntiTrack
private-email.norton.com
Also called by 6 other listings, including AntiTrack, Norton AntiTrack
stats-int.norton.com
Also called by 6 other listings, including Norton AntiTrack, AntiTrack
stats.norton.com
Also called by 6 other listings, including Norton AntiTrack, AntiTrack

AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 4.8.0.4601. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.

  • Read and change your data on every site you visit

    http://*/*

  • Read and change your data on every secure site you visit

    https://*/*

  • See the address and title of every tab you have open

    tabs

  • See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it

    webNavigation

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser

    unlimitedStorage

  • Talk to a program installed on your computer, outside the browser's sandbox

    nativeMessaging

  • Block and redirect the requests your browser makes

    declarativeNetRequest

  • Run its own code inside the pages you visit

    scripting

  • Schedule its own background tasks

    alarms

  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension

    activeTab

  • Watch every request your browser makes

    webRequest

Updated 30 September 2026amo-2898523