Yandex Browser Yandex Browser Yandex Browser is a freeware web browser developed by the Russian web search corporation Yandex that uses the Blink web browser engine and is based on the Chromium open source project. The browser checks webpage security with the Yandex security system and checks downloaded files with Kaspersky anti-virus. The browser also uses Opera Software's Turbo technology to speed web browsing on slow connections. The browser is available for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. In October 2014 a Linux beta version was introduced. Yandex is facing web search competition in Russia from Google Search. Google Chrome, Russia's most popular
Chromium (web browser) of "Conceivably Tech" stated about this version and the development of it, "it is obvious that Google is plugging along and is fine-tuning its browser … Chrome isn't surrendering its perception of the most advanced browser today anytime soon." As development wound up in early September 2011 Chromium 15 also gained a "self-crashing" feature that crashes the browser if a close command is not completed in 25 seconds, smooth scrolling when using the space bar, automatic pre- and auto-logins to Google's own web pages, task bar logos to show different profiles, greatly enhanced synchronization customization, including optional search engine synchronization