Avant Browser for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffOctober 28, 2025

For those who like their customization in-house, the Avant Browser's latest update might appeal to you. Built on an IE-rendering engine, Avant takes off in a different direction--IE if it were being produced by a small firm instead of Microsoft.

The browser is sufficiently fast, preloaded with two dozen similar skins as well as tabbed browsing and modular toolbars that let you move around and hide the Status bar, Toolbar, Search window, and navigation controls. The Menu bar, though, is counterintuitively pinned to the upper-right corner, and icons for proprietary functions, such as an in-page search term highlighting toggle, aren't instantly comprehensible.

Avant can save personalized data online, making bookmarks and form content accessible from any machine. Around the same size as Firefox, Avant includes many features that are available to Firefox users only through plug-ins--such as automatic form fillers. The Full Screen view autohides all menu bars, a nice touch, but certain plug-ins--notably Flash--didn't work on Windows Vista.

Avant is a good browser with some nice built-in features and interface-customization options, but the lack of extensibility and Vista problems don't help. We recommend it to users who want a Microsoft-based engine but think that Internet Explorer 7 is a pain.

What’s new in version 2017-build-5

[Update]Chrome: 57.0.2987.98
[Update]Firefox: 52.0.0.6280
[Fix]A bug of firefox dialog

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: March 28, 2017

Latest update: October 28, 2025

Version: 2017-build-5

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 7
Windows 2003
Windows Server
Windows 10
Windows 8
Windows XP
Windows Vista

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 26,851,164

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

4.3/5

2982 User Votes

Problems from the 90's
davenoonApril 24, 2018
Pros
Couldn't find any
Cons
- It's slow - Its graphics seem to have travelled through a wormhole directly from the 90s. - After uninstalling (I only used it for 3 minutes) it has left spamware on my computer. I'm looking up how to get rid of it now. My other browsers keep being asked for some "unknown program" to change homepage to search.yahoo.com . I've found this worriying info on google: https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/78ac2b8557a7d5d52d5ba54d327f8e1d8f423c7fe95f426c39cfc41dfd709369?environmentId=100
Summary
DO NOT INSTALL THIS!! DO NOT TRY IT!!! MALWARE!!!! https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/78ac2b8557a7d5d52d5ba54d327f8e1d8f423c7fe95f426c39cfc41dfd709369?environmentId=100 absetup.exe Analyzed on April 5th 2018 08:15:47 (CEST) running the Kernelmode monitor Guest System: Windows 7 32 bit, Home Premium, 6.1 (build 7601), Service Pack 1 Report generated by Falcon Sandbox v8.00 © Hybrid Analysis Overview Sample not shared Downloads External Reports Re-analyze Hash Not Seen Before No similar samples Report Abuse Incident Response Risk Assessment Remote Access Hooks internet related APIs Reads terminal service related keys (often RDP related) Spyware Accesses potentially sensitive information from local browsers Contains ability to open the clipboard Contains ability to retrieve keyboard strokes Persistence Modifies System Certificates Settings Spawns a lot of processes Writes data to a remote process Fingerprint Reads the active computer name Reads the cryptographic machine GUID Reads the windows installation date Spreading Opens the MountPointManager (often used to detect additional infection locations) Network Behavior Contacts 3 domains and 1 host. View the network section for more details.
Faster than Firefox
lefreakJuly 23, 2015
Pros
Very fast, Auto-Fill, etc.
Cons
Not enough updates! You cannot update the engines but have to wait for the developer to merge the engines together...
Summary
When Not Freezing up, it's good... not great
QiGongMstrJune 11, 2015
Pros
It is fast and fairly easy to customize.
Cons
When checking my log in information in Facebook, it registers as IE (Internet Explorer). This browser, even with pop-up blocker, and AD Blocker activated, I get more adware trackers than I did with Opera. The fact is, I got really tired of the browser freezing up on me, so I deleted it.
Summary
If you're an IE user and want something easier to manage than IE, this will be good for you. If you're in need of something reliable and with better security, keep searching.
It's GREAT!
EdgardoUchaMay 15, 2015
Pros
No problems with flash, java. Fast browsing
Cons
Didn't find one yet!
Summary
I Don't Get It..
galet09April 20, 2015
Pros
I'm thinking. May take awhile.
Cons
Constant IE script errors just by going to the Facebook login screen for example. Before I did ANYTHING. Hard to figure out where the internet options were, and at one point it locked up and I to call up task manager to close the dang thing.
Summary
First of all if I had realized that this piece of trash uses the Internet Explorer engine renderer I would have NEVER downloaded it. It said in the description that you could right click and choose Firefox renderer or Chrome. Neither one of those were listed only I.E. I NEVER liked I.E. it's the WORST most unstable browser I've ever tried to use. So obviously then since Avant only uses I.E.'s engine this browser was useless to me. I can't even use Internet Explorer btw, without some huge problems going on. I don't understand how over 2,000 users rated this 5 stars, I don't get it.
Beware when installing
martyn57January 1, 2015
Pros
Don't know
Cons
I've no idea how good this is because I immediately uninstalled it. Reason? It secretly downloaded and installed a program (I think it was called PC cleaner pro) without my permission. The program had acrtuallt started scanning my computer before I knew what was happening. (Also look out for the small print when installing - it tries to make Yahoo your default search engine etc unless you untick the box.)
Summary
I'll look for a more honest browser
Good IE replacement
wilecoyote72October 15, 2014
Pros
I admit I am a online video hog. I can watch one video while downloading two others and I had firefox and chrome freeze up on me alot. Tried Avant and no issues.
Cons
None so far for me
Summary
Good IE replacement. I don't like IE at all and was using another browser in its place til I found this little jewel.
waste of time
capman61October 3, 2014
Pros
Nice editor's review
Cons
Tried installing 2 time. Both times install 2 unwanted programs - Reimage & driver support.Both had to be removed manually. Worst of all it tried to onstall 2 trojans witch my AVG antivius stopped cold.(the free version I might add) Thank you AVG
Summary
Cnet needs to investigate.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Oct 3, 2014<p/>Boy am I a bad speller
I like it!
TECHCRZYJuly 14, 2014
Pros
Fast with great rendering options built in add-ons. Add blocker works really well.
Cons
No additional add-ons available . When on youtube had problems going from full screen to minimized it would hang most the time.
Summary
Great browser that needs very little work. I recommend This Browser.
Outstanding. Great option to IE, faster and reliable.
RetSailor_ITDJune 4, 2014
Pros
Loads fast, downloads faster. I've been using it for almost 2 years and have yet to blow it up. Love the rendering options which is very helpful for working remote. More options than found in most browsers along with the ability to use IE rendering (for those sites that don't recognize it). Has IE beat hands down in my opinion. IE could learn from these programmers.
Cons
Too many sites don't recognize it unless you run in rendering mode from the start.
Summary
Stable and great option for IE. Even beats FireFox for options available. I would consider paying for it if it was required. It's my default browser over the several others I have available to me. Keep up the great work!

Developer’s Description

Surf the Web with bookmark management and ad blocking features.