# Alternative to Brave (Android)

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/alternative-to-brave-android/15790
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2023-12-23T21:45:39Z
**Posts:** 20
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## Post 15 by @Sharply — 2024-03-06T20:12:51Z

> I **not** using googles safe browsing a security risk?

Yeah, it can be, since you’d be less protected from malware/phishing/etc. I don’t think it’s the end of the world though, as long as you have other protection in place. I’d recommend following @SkewedZeppelin’s advice here. It’s important to always have a layered approach, regardless of if you use Safe Browsing or not.

> [@I clicked on a virus link, What to do now?](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/i-clicked-on-a-virus-link-what-to-do-now/14877/4):
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> That website is actually malware and loading the certificate does involve making a connection to it. I personally recommend using a DNS like Quad9 or DNS0 at a minimum for some protection against these known sites. Both have it already blocked. Cloudflare’s security variant doesn’t. A layered approach to this is best, eg.: blocking known bad IP addresses DNS blocking some known ads/malware with a service like Quad9 as the upstream. doing both here is critical, using some malware blocklists t…

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