Avast asks users who disable protections to stop using their extension

[fabiobr]

I found it funny: "no hard feelings"

 

[TairikuOkami]

It makes sense, but they should have included a link with an explanation: Virtually all malware comes via a link, so if you disable a web protection, do not blame us, if you get infected!

 

[Nightwalker]

This reddit poster is wrong, this isnt the case at all, it is specifically the Avast Online Security (web extension), if you have it disabled, it is better to uninstall it.

Maybe what is wrong is the popup (we all hate them), but not the advise itself.

Remember that Web Protection (Web Scanner) is browser agnostic and doesnt need to have a extension enabled, it will filter malicious downloads, sites, phishing and scripts just fine.

 

[blackice]

This reddit poster is wrong

They don't really care r/antivirus basically makes a living on hating Avast/AVG.

 

[ninjagaiden]

They don't really care r/antivirus basically makes a living on hating Avast/AVG.

if you say anything about Avast being good now they go crazy

 

[Venustus]

The stigma of what happened has stuck unfortunately...Same with what happened to Kaspersky

 

[Ink]

Someone should tell Avast that No means No.

Of the 10M users, how many installations were bundled from Avast Antivirus VS user visiting CWS themselves.

A few years ago, you would never have known that these extensions were tracking you.
Link: Don’t Use Your Antivirus’ Browser Extensions: They Can Actually Make You Less Safe

That's why letting any software install browser extensions is a BAD idea.

 

[ForgottenSeer 89360]

Someone should tell Avast that No means No.

Of the 10M users, how many installations were bundled from Avast Antivirus VS user visiting CWS themselves.

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A few years ago, you would never have known that these extensions were tracking you.
Link: Don’t Use Your Antivirus’ Browser Extensions: They Can Actually Make You Less Safe

That's why letting any software install browser extensions is a BAD idea.

Avast does not install extensions automatically and doesn't need them to provide web-filtering functionality. The first time you launch your browser after instalation it opens 2 tabs, advertising the 2 extensions, namely Online Security and Safe Price. Users can safely close the 2 tabs and no additional references will then be made to the extension. This is a lot better than Norton, which wants to install 4 extensions (again and again till you actually do it) or Bitdefender with 3.

The Chris Hoffman article linked above includes ancient information which is not relevant to this day.
McAfee and Norton which he has also commented on are unable to provide any sort of malicious website filtering on an unsupported browser, so it's normal that they will alert users not to browse via such.
Chris Hoffman is obviously incompetent and such people should not be allowed to publish articles. The add ons he is suggesting to be "uninstalled ASAP" may turn out to be lifesavers for some users, who are prone to be scammed.

 

[Ink]

Avast does not install extensions automatically and doesn't need them to provide web-filtering functionality. The first time you launch your browser after instalation it opens 2 tabs, advertising the 2 extensions, namely Online Security and Safe Price. Users can safely close the 2 tabs and no additional references will then be made to the extension. This is a lot better than Norton, which wants to install 4 extensions (again and again till you actually do it) or Bitdefender with 3.

The Chris Hoffman article linked above includes ancient information which is not relevant to this day.
McAfee and Norton which he has also commented on are unable to provide any sort of malicious website filtering on an unsupported browser, so it's normal that they will alert users not to browse via such.
Chris Hoffman is obviously incompetent and such people should not be allowed to publish articles. The add ons he is suggesting to be "uninstalled ASAP" may turn out to be lifesavers for some users, who are prone to be scammed.

Read my post again. It was a few years and as an example as to why you should not allow software to install extensions in the browser, or be forced to a recommendation of the vendor.

It's the same story with HTTPS scanning. It's infiltration and invasion of privacy.

A few years ago, Avast silently installed SecureLine VPN without authorisation during a program update. These tactics are not uncommon to gain marketshare and scrape user data for the profit.

Stop sticking up to these companies, they don't give 2 cents about you.

 

[fabiobr]

Read my post again. It was a few years and as an example as to why you should not allow software to install extensions in the browser, or be forced to a recommendation of the vendor.

It's the same story with HTTPS scanning. It's infiltration and invasion of privacy.

A few years ago, Avast silently installed SecureLine VPN without authorisation during a program update. These tactics are not uncommon to gain marketshare and scrape user data for the profit.

Stop sticking up to these companies, they don't give 2 cents about you.

You are being just like Reddit r/antivirus users.

 

[Eggnog]

So, on this board, you either praise and stick up for AVG/Avast or you are just like Reddit r/antivirus users? On r/antivirus are people who stick up for and praise AVG/Avast considered to be just like MalwareTips users? Crazy times. Crazy times.