Check site vs your antivirus

Check Site vs your antivirus

Note: This may not be true for all Antivirus providers, and depends on the setup of uBlock Origin, your Antivirus, and Check site

Blocks malware sites

• Check site: No
• Antivirus: Yes
• uBlock Origin: Yes (default - can add more blocklists)

Allows you to check links before visiting them

• Check site: Yes
• Antivirus: No
• uBlock Origin: No (not with default)

Uses more than one blocklist

• Check site: Yes
• Antivirus: No
• uBlock Origin: Yes (default)

Provides warnings for sites with some unsafe content

• Check site: Yes
• Antivirus: Yes (most)
• uBlock Origin: No (default)

Allows for real time scanning

• Check site: No
• Antivirus: Yes (some)
• uBlock Origin: No

Scans downloads

• Check site: No
• Antivirus: Yes (most provide some download scanning)
• uBlock Origin: No

Requires an internet connection

• Check site: Yes (Only URLHaus works offline - will add more caching)
• Antivirus: Yes (some)
• uBlock Origin: No

Free and Open Source Software

• Check site: Yes
• Antivirus: No (most)
• uBlock Origin: Yes

Cross platform

• Check site: Yes
• Antivirus: No (although some antimalware extensions can be installed separate of their app)
• uBlock Origin: Yes