AVG Antivirus CheckerPRO

Check a URL against Google's Safe Browsing threat database.

AVG/Avast don't publish a public API for checking arbitrary URLs, so this honestly runs on Google's Safe Browsing database instead - the same real-time threat data used by Chrome, Firefox, and Safari's built-in warnings, not an AVG-branded scan.
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Why this isn't actually an "AVG" check

Antivirus vendors like AVG and Avast scan files and local system activity on a device you've installed their software on - they don't offer a public API for looking up arbitrary third-party URLs the way this tool's name implies. Rather than fake that, this honestly uses Google's Safe Browsing threat database instead, which is a real, continuously-updated source covering malware and phishing sites across the web.

What Google Safe Browsing actually covers

Safe Browsing is the same real-time threat intelligence system that powers the built-in warnings in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari when you try to visit a known dangerous site - it tracks confirmed malware distribution sites, phishing pages, and sites pushing unwanted software, updated continuously from Google's own web crawling and reports from across the security industry.

Why a "not flagged" result isn't a complete safety guarantee

A clean result means the URL isn't currently listed in Safe Browsing's database - it doesn't mean the site has been comprehensively audited for every possible risk. A newly created malicious site, for instance, may not be flagged yet simply because it hasn't been discovered and confirmed by any threat database.

Why different security tools can disagree

Different security vendors maintain their own independently-built threat databases with different coverage and update timing - a URL flagged by one vendor's database may not yet appear in another's, and vice versa, simply because each operates its own detection and confirmation pipeline on its own schedule.

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Does this use AVG's actual antivirus engine?

No - AVG/Avast don't publish a public API for this. This uses Google's Safe Browsing data instead, which is a comparable real-time web-threat source used by every major browser.

Why might this differ from what my antivirus software says?

Different security vendors maintain their own threat databases with different coverage and update timing - a URL flagged by one may not yet be flagged by another, and vice versa.

Does a "not flagged" result guarantee a site is completely safe?

No - it means the URL isn't currently listed in Google's Safe Browsing database, not that the site has been exhaustively audited. A newly created malicious site may not be flagged yet simply because it hasn't been discovered.

What threat types does Safe Browsing detect?

Malware distribution, phishing/social engineering, unwanted software, and potentially harmful applications are the main categories this database tracks.

Is checking a URL here the same as having antivirus software installed?

No - this checks a specific URL against a web-threat database before you visit it. Antivirus software protects your actual device by scanning files and running processes, which is a different and complementary kind of protection.

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