---
title: "Avast SecureLine VPN with Ad Blocker – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "90,000 users, rated 2.97 by 128 people. Version 2.8.0.1043, updated 2026-07-08. Requests 10 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/phmegojolgpbbcnhccbfneddlooepbpd"
---

# Avast SecureLine VPN with Ad Blocker

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 90,000
- Rating: 2.97 from 128 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-07 00:17 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #1,741 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Privacy & Security: #99 of 5,693

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Control your VPN status and connected location, plus turn Ad Blocker on/off.

- Extension ID: `phmegojolgpbbcnhccbfneddlooepbpd`
- Developer: [Gen Digital](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ucfd69e3583827327faa883ff85fd848c)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Privacy & Security](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/privacy)
- First published: 2019-04-15
- Last updated: 2026-07-08
- Version: `2.8.0.1043`
- Size: 1.44 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (43): Deutsch, English, Indonesia, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, اردو, العربية, فارسی, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ไทย, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `https://www.avast.com/`
- Support page: `https://support.avast.com`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/avast-secureline-vpn-with/phmegojolgpbbcnhccbfneddlooepbpd>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/phmegojolgpbbcnhccbfneddlooepbpd>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22phmegojolgpbbcnhccbfneddlooepbpd%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-07 | 90,000 | 2.97 | 128 |
| 2026-10-31 | 90,000 | 2.97 | 128 |
| 2026-10-24 | 90,000 | 3.03 | 127 |
| 2026-10-17 | 90,000 | 3.03 | 126 |
| 2026-10-10 | 90,000 | 3.37 | 126 |
| 2026-10-04 | 90,000 | 3.37 | 126 |
| 2026-09-27 | 90,000 | 3.37 | 126 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*/*`: Every website

### Browser features

- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `cookies`: Read and change cookies on the sites it can reach
- `declarativeNetRequest`: Block or change network requests, using rules
- `nativeMessaging`: Talk to programs installed on your computer
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs
- `unlimitedStorage`: Store more data than the usual limit
- `webRequest`: Watch network requests on the sites it can reach

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Avast Online Security & Privacy](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki) | 5,000,000 | 4.58 | 25,876 | Privacy & Security |

All 2 extensions by [Gen Digital](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ucfd69e3583827327faa883ff85fd848c).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-07 00:17 UTC; next check around 2026-11-13.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Avast SecureLine VPN with Ad Blocker” (phmegojolgpbbcnhccbfneddlooepbpd). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/phmegojolgpbbcnhccbfneddlooepbpd. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_phmegojolgpbbcnhccbfneddlooepbpd,
  title   = {Avast SecureLine VPN with Ad Blocker (phmegojolgpbbcnhccbfneddlooepbpd)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/phmegojolgpbbcnhccbfneddlooepbpd},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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