Is Avira Password Manager safe?
Avira Password Manager syncs encrypted vault data to Avira servers and sends opt-out telemetry to Google Analytics.
The extension stores saved passwords in an encrypted vault and syncs it to Avira's cloud backend (ncs-ds.avira.com) using protobuf over HTTPS. The master password is never transmitted; encryption key derivation uses PBKDF2 locally before any data leaves the device. A background script also sends product usage events and a persistent anonymous client ID to Google Analytics on install, update, and browser launch; this telemetry can be disabled via the 'Share anonymous statistics' toggle in settings.
Who publishes itAvira - no other listings under this identity, 14 shared hostnames
Avira - no other listings under this identity, 14 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 14 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.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 2.19.13.44521. 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
<all_urls>
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Read and change cookies, including the ones that keep you signed in
cookies
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Store data in your browser
storage
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Detect when you step away from your computer
idle
Talk to a program installed on your computer, outside the browser's sandbox
nativeMessaging
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Avira Password Manager contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- www.google-analytics.comwidely used
Avira Password Manager sends data to www.google-analytics.com. A widely used service: 388 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.
- login.norton.com
Avira Password Manager sends data to login.norton.com. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.
- rs.avira.com
Avira Password Manager sends data to rs.avira.com. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.
- ncs-ds.avira.com
Avira Password Manager sends data to ncs-ds.avira.com. No other extension we have analyzed sends data here.