avast-secure-browser mit Homebrew Cask installieren

Projektlinks

• Homepage
• Paketmanager-Seite

Befehle und Aliase

In der lokalen Paketdatenbank wurden keine Executable-Aliase gefunden.

Projektgeschichte

Avast Secure Browser developed as Avast's security- and privacy-oriented web browser, combining ordinary web browsing with vendor-integrated protection and privacy controls. Avast continues to ship platform-specific desktop and mobile builds and publishes installation, update, and troubleshooting material through its support site.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Avast distributes Secure Browser on Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. On the desktop it follows the familiar Chromium-style browser model while promoting a consolidated Security & Privacy Center and optional paid PRO functionality.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users browse the web with built-in privacy and security controls, manage those controls through the browser's Security & Privacy Center, and optionally activate Avast Secure Browser PRO.

The desktop browser updates automatically, while users can manually check through Help and About Avast Secure Browser. Avast does not document a supported user-editable configuration file or credentials file in the reviewed official guides.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

For package-manager users, Avast Secure Browser is an example of a proprietary Chromium-family browser maintained through vendor-controlled installers and an automatic updater. The Homebrew cask offers Mac users a reproducible installation entry point even though upstream development is not conducted in a public project repository.

Zeitleiste

• 2020: Apple began its processor transition; Avast subsequently offered separate Intel and Apple-silicon Mac installers.
• 2025: Avast documented automatic and manual update workflows for the desktop browser.
• 2026: Avast's installation documentation lists Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS editions.

Related projects

• Avast Secure Browser PRO is the subscription-enhanced edition documented alongside the free browser.
• Avast Online Security & Privacy is an extension that can also run inside Avast Secure Browser.
• Homebrew Cask supplies the avast-secure-browser package-manager entry represented by this record.

Quellen

• Official installation guide: https://support.avast.com/article/296/
• Official product page: https://www.avast.com/secure-browser
• Official system requirements: https://support.avast.com/en-us/article/system-requirements/
• Official update guide: https://support.avast.com/en-us/article/updating-avast-secure-browser
• source_facts.package-manager.brew-cask: "avast-secure-browser"