<s>
Yandex	B-Language
Browser	I-Language
(	O
Russian	O
:	O
Яндекс.Браузер	B-Language
)	O
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Russian	O
technology	O
corporation	O
Yandex	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
Blink	B-Language
web	B-Protocol
browser	I-Protocol
engine	I-Protocol
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Chromium	B-Language
open	O
source	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
checks	O
webpage	O
security	O
with	O
the	O
Yandex	O
security	O
system	O
and	O
checks	O
downloaded	O
files	O
with	O
Kaspersky	O
Anti-Virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
also	O
uses	O
Opera	B-Application
Software	O
's	O
Turbo	O
technology	O
to	O
speed	O
web	O
browsing	O
on	O
slow	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yandex	O
is	O
facing	O
web	O
search	O
competition	O
in	O
Russia	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Search	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
,	O
Russia	O
's	O
most	O
popular	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
uses	O
Google	B-Application
Search	I-Application
as	O
its	O
default	O
search	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
third	O
most	O
popular	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
replace	O
its	O
default	O
search	O
engine	O
Yandex	B-Application
Search	I-Application
with	O
Google	B-Application
Search	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Yandex	B-Language
Browser	I-Language
's	O
"	O
Smartbox	O
"	O
uses	O
Yandex	B-Application
Search	I-Application
as	O
its	O
default	O
search	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
will	O
help	O
Yandex	O
compete	O
for	O
Russian	O
search	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
desktop	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
(	O
the	O
third	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	O
browser	B-Application
)	O
in	O
Russia	O
at	O
21.5	O
%	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
less	O
popular	O
in	O
most	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Distinguishing	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Yandex	B-Language
Browser	I-Language
include	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
"	O
new	O
tab	O
"	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
8-style	O
interface	O
and	O
specialized	O
widgets	O
for	O
popular	O
services	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
the	O
gmail	O
widget	O
shows	O
number	O
of	O
unread	O
messages	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integrated	O
keyboard	O
layout	O
switcher	O
in	O
omnibox	O
:	O
e.g.	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
user	O
often	O
uses	O
gmail.com	O
and	O
starts	O
typing	O
"	O
пьф	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
gma	O
"	O
with	O
Russian	O
keyboard	O
layout	O
)	O
and	O
presses	O
Enter	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
will	O
then	O
be	O
taken	O
to	O
gmail.com	O
and	O
not	O
to	O
the	O
search	O
page	O
for	O
"	O
пьф	O
"	O
(	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
Chrome	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Android	B-Application
it	O
provides	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
chrome	B-Application
extensions	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supports	O
browser	B-Application
extensions	O
from	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
add-ons	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yandex	B-Language
Browser	I-Language
was	O
the	O
first	O
browser	B-Application
to	O
implement	O
DNSCrypt	B-Protocol
technology	O
,	O
which	O
encrypts	O
Domain	B-Protocol
Name	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
(	O
DNS	B-Protocol
)	O
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
it	O
protects	O
from	O
a	O
trojan	O
DNSChanger	B-Application
,	O
a	O
tracking	O
Internet	O
provider	O
,	O
or	O
hackers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
option	O
must	O
be	O
enabled	O
in	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
connecting	O
to	O
open	O
Wi-Fi	O
networks	O
or	O
to	O
the	O
points	O
that	O
use	O
a	O
weak	O
WEP-defense	O
,	O
Yandex	B-Language
Browser	I-Language
automatically	O
encrypts	O
traffic	O
between	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
HTTP	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Douglas	O
J	O
.	O
Leith	O
,	O
a	O
computer	O
science	O
professor	O
at	O
Trinity	O
College	O
,	O
Yandex	B-Language
Browser	I-Language
not	O
only	O
sends	O
a	O
hashed	O
hardware	O
identifier	O
to	O
Yandex	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
every	O
letter	O
typed	O
in	O
the	O
address	O
bar	O
and	O
every	O
URL	O
visited	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
analytics	O
,	O
Yandex	B-Language
Browser	I-Language
reached	O
2.3	O
%	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
Russia	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Yandex	B-Language
Browser	I-Language
held	O
16.47	O
%	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
