
This is built exactly the same way as Chromodo on a Chromium platform which is an open source project on which Vivaldi, Opera and Google Chrome are based. Avast’s Chromium fork lets the hacker get a tab on the list as well as the files from the computer whenever the user clicks on a link that is malicious.Īlso referred to as the Avastium, the custom browser offered by Avast is offered in the form of a bundle download for all those who upgrade to or purchase a paid version of the 2016 Avast Antivirus. Chromodo was found disabling Same Origin Policy which is a fundamental security feature. This information comes right after the researcher figured out issues pertaining to the Chromodo browser. Google Project Zero Security Researcher, Tavis Ormandy, has figured out a huge flaw in the Avast SafeBrowser thereby failing to offer a secure browsing experience to its users.
