Question Avast custom installation

[Divine_Barakah]

Does Avast still allow users to choose what components to install?

anyone who is using Avast, could you please confirm if it's still available to do that.

 

[Parkinsond]

Previously, it was allowed to use custom installation mode and select the required items.
Currently, this mode was deprecated, but after installing the whole package, I can remove the item I do not need from settings.
And, of course, Avast One essential does not have the option to remove any items.

 

[Jonny Quest]

You can't customize it during install, but can afterwards. I guess they wanted everyone to run it in full version install mode, too maybe nag us more, or to show its full potential?

If you go into Apps, and click Avast/Modify, they can be changed from there. I would do a restart to confirm the settings were changed.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

That's too bad. Avast was one of the only products that allowed its user to choose what components to install.

It seems that GData is the only product that is still offering this config. Too bad.

 

[Parkinsond]

Avast was one of the only products that allowed its user to choose what components to install

No big deal; install it a whole then remove all components except needed; takes less than a minute.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

No big deal; install it a whole then remove all components except needed; takes less than a minute.

Does it install Avast browser too?

 

[Parkinsond]

Does it install Avast browser too?

No, you have to install the browser later after install from the drop-down menu.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Does it install Avast browser too?

I believe for the free version, it's a separate app. I don't remember if I was asked to install it when I installed Avast free.

Private Browser Download - Free App | Avast Secure Browser

Keep your online activity and personal data safer with Avast Secure Browser, our fast, ad-blocking private browser. Download for free!

www.avast.com

The browser extensions need to be manually installed through the Web Stores.

 

[Parkinsond]

I believe for the free version, it's a separate app. I don't remember if I was asked to install it when I installed Avast free.

Ealier, Avas default installation would install Chrome, then replaced by Avast browser, unless you choose custom installation and deselect.
Obviously, they received backlash for this malicious behavior, then stopped including the promoted browser by default.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

I believe for the free version, it's a separate app. I don't remember if I was asked to install it when I installed Avast free.

Private Browser Download - Free App | Avast Secure Browser

Keep your online activity and personal data safer with Avast Secure Browser, our fast, ad-blocking private browser. Download for free!

www.avast.com

The browser extensions need to be manually installed through the Web Stores.

No need for the extension. Same goes for Norton. The web shield does it for you.

 

[bobdoe]

As well as removing bloat by reducing features, shut up smartscan by going to... settings/protection/smartscan/frequency and set to run manually, and also uncheck auto continue smartscan...... smartscan was a huge annoyance for me and is now silent, except of course invitations/suggestions to use it in several places... avoid it like the plague!!!

 

[Jonny Quest]

As well as removing bloat by reducing features, shut up smartscan by going to... settings/protection/smartscan/frequency and set to run manually, and also uncheck auto continue smartscan...... smartscan was a huge annoyance for me and is now silent.

Same thing I did for the same reason(s). And will occasionally run a Quick Scan.

 

[bobdoe]

Same thing I did for the same reason(s). And will occasionally run a Quick Scan.

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Its nothing more than slimy marketing to scare mostly inexperienced users into buying the premium version... worse than useless... for those who think its a legitimate, useful feature of Avast, it is not.

 

[lokamoka820]

Regarding Smart Scan, has anyone allowed Avast to change the recommended settings that come in the first step (two options if I remember correctly) or ignore them and move on to the next step to check the result of the malware scan?

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Regarding Smart Scan, has anyone allowed Avast to change the recommended settings that come in the first step (two options if I remember correctly) or ignore them and move on to the next step to check the result of the malware scan?

You mean the advanced issues detected? Norton on a clean install detected to advanced issues one regarding exploit protection and the other was about my notifications and privacy and I applied the fixes and never say that again.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Regarding Smart Scan, has anyone allowed Avast to change the recommended settings that come in the first step (two options if I remember correctly) or ignore them and move on to the next step to check the result of the malware scan?

I've never had an issue with the first scan, to see if it was going to recommend anything or 2nd scan found malware. I just keep hitting next and skip. I keep it disabled (last image and Smart Scan in settings), and let the real time protection do it's thing, along with an occasional Quick Scan and running the Software updater once in a while.

 

[lokamoka820]

@Jonny Quest exactly in the "operating system scanning" first time when installed it will find 2 issues, one regarding exploit protection I guess as @Divine_Barakah mentioned and the other I'm not sure about, if you accept them once it will never find anything in this section again.

 

[lokamoka820]

@Jonny Quest I searched for the settings that Avast modifies during the "Operating System Scanning" phase and found them. The one I mentioned called "Data Execution Prevention" and appear in the following image:



To check if it has been modified in your system, you need to do the following:

• Open the Control Panel.
• Click System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings.
• Once you are on the Advanced tab, click Settings.
• Click the Data Execution Prevention tab.

The default setting should be as shown in the following image:



If the other option is selected, then Avast has modified it.

This was really difficult to find.

 

[Jonny Quest]

@Jonny Quest I searched for the settings that Avast modifies during the "Operating System Scanning" phase and found them. The one I mentioned called "Data Execution Prevention" and appear in the following image:

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To check if it has been modified in your system, you need to do the following:

• Open the Control Panel.
• Click System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings.
• Once you are on the Advanced tab, click Settings.
• Click the Data Execution Prevention tab.

The default setting should be as shown in the following image:

View attachment 293622

If the other option is selected, then Avast has modified it.

This was really difficult to find.

Thank you for that heads up. On the initial Smart Scan, it may have shown some options that I allowed, as here is where I'm at. It's configured the same way on my F-Secure laptop.

 

[Victor M]

DEP is a setting since way back, I had always used the option 'turn on DEP for all programs',