Avant Browser

Avant Browser is a web browser that is based on the HTML rendering engine Trident of Internet Explorer. The graphical user interface has Opera as a model. The Avant Browser would thus combine the advantages of the Internet Explorer and Opera, which is why Avant was beginning IEOpera. The first version was published on 30 January 2004.

Manufacturer / Authors

Avant Browser is freeware, from a Chinese programmer, who performs under the name Che Anderson. On the contact page of the website of Avant Browser only forum and email addresses are mentioned without further information.

Features

The browser adds the Internet Explorer add numerous features. These can be in comfort features that make web surfing easier with Avant against the IE and are divided into safety features that make surfing safer. Some of these features are 7/8 and 9 are already integrated in the meantime published Internet Explorer.

Comfort features

  • The browser also 5 storage options for web pages are incorporated: Screenshot 3 options ( specially chosen specimen, visible image, entire website, all in jpg ), Web page as text or HTML.
  • Online storage of all settings and favorites, so these are also available from other computers or data loss.
  • Avant Browser is available as a portable version that can be used from a USB stick on any Windows computer, without having to be repeatedly re-installed. So the user all individual browser settings, such as bookmarks, favorites, RSS feeds or passwords everywhere has always at hand.

Safety Features

  • Since Avant based on the Internet Explorer, it is for many exploits and hacks that have been written for IE, also vulnerable.
  • To increase the security of the browser, ActiveX, JavaScript, and Flash animation can be turned off directly from the menu below remains a detour into the depths of the browser options as with IE. Also with one click video, sounds, or all images can be turned off, which can be useful, inter alia, to save bandwidth or traffic.
  • Avant Browser deletes wish each time you exit all traces that are left behind when surfing on the computer, including cookies, typed URLs, passwords entered in forms or the temporary web files.
  • After a computer crash is Avant Browser wish all websites visited last restore.
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