Activate Avira browser protection - how it works

Avira browser protection is one of the premium features of the paid virus protection software. He already marks dubious websites in the Google search that most likely contain viruses. We'll show you how to activate the useful tool.

How to activate Avira browser protection

Open Avira Antivirus: In the "Internet Security" field you will find the "Browser protection" option, which you can (de) activate with one click. But it doesn't always work that easy. Browser protection can often not be activated with a click.

Activate browser protection manually

• An installed Antivir toolbar is a prerequisite for browser protection. When installing Avira, you must not have removed the check mark from the toolbar. Otherwise you can change Antivir via "Control Panel" and "Programs" and add browser protection manually.
• If the function is not activated despite the protection installed, you can also start the application yourself in the services. You can access the services using the Windows search with the keyword "services.msc". There you have to start the "Avira Browser Protection".

You can find more tips on the anti-virus tool "Avira" here.