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Avast removed "old settings" and now Unable to choose between Moderate and Aggressive for Hardened Mode
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<blockquote data-quote="Ink" data-source="post: 880796" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>I don't think you need it, Avast <a href="https://help.avast.com/en/av_free/17/settings_general.html" target="_blank">recommends</a> Hardened Mode for Novice users only.</p><p></p><p>[SPOILER="Slightly relevant to topic with off-topic hidden"]Depends if you mean don't know, or don't want to know.</p><p></p><p>Look up <em>Antivirus scandal</em> on Google. They are the first results. Avast were caught red-handed and the CEO Vlad immediately shutdown the service that sold their own customers' user data.</p><p></p><p>The Kaspersky allegedly spying case was different, because it involved the US Government and treated as a direct threat, just as Huawei and 5G.</p><p></p><p>[SPOILER="This part is off-topic, and some speculation"]</p><p>From my point of view, those allegations against Kaspersky spying are mostly nonsense.</p><p></p><p>Before installing any Antivirus software on your personal computer, you have to Agree to the terms and conditions. User agreed. Kaspersky was installed.</p><p></p><p>So if, and when a file is flagged as suspicious, the Antivirus will want to upload it to their servers for further analysis - assuming that function is enabled by default or by the user - that is what happened. Whether the Antivirus software will notify the user prior to uploading the file, I do not know. Perhaps it's in the terms and condition that the user already agreed to, or the User was click-happy.</p><p></p><p>Off-topic speculation hidden by default.</p><p>[ISPOILER]It's evident that a threat to the US Gov. will result in conflict, bans and allegations towards their country of origin. Kaspersky (Russia), Huawei (China), Nuclear Arms (North Korea, Iran), COVID-19 (Wuhan, China).[/ISPOILER]</p><p>[/SPOILER]</p><p>[/SPOILER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ink, post: 880796, member: 3"] I don't think you need it, Avast [URL='https://help.avast.com/en/av_free/17/settings_general.html']recommends[/URL] Hardened Mode for Novice users only. [SPOILER="Slightly relevant to topic with off-topic hidden"]Depends if you mean don't know, or don't want to know. Look up [I]Antivirus scandal[/I] on Google. They are the first results. Avast were caught red-handed and the CEO Vlad immediately shutdown the service that sold their own customers' user data. The Kaspersky allegedly spying case was different, because it involved the US Government and treated as a direct threat, just as Huawei and 5G. [SPOILER="This part is off-topic, and some speculation"] From my point of view, those allegations against Kaspersky spying are mostly nonsense. Before installing any Antivirus software on your personal computer, you have to Agree to the terms and conditions. User agreed. Kaspersky was installed. So if, and when a file is flagged as suspicious, the Antivirus will want to upload it to their servers for further analysis - assuming that function is enabled by default or by the user - that is what happened. Whether the Antivirus software will notify the user prior to uploading the file, I do not know. Perhaps it's in the terms and condition that the user already agreed to, or the User was click-happy. Off-topic speculation hidden by default. [ISPOILER]It's evident that a threat to the US Gov. will result in conflict, bans and allegations towards their country of origin. Kaspersky (Russia), Huawei (China), Nuclear Arms (North Korea, Iran), COVID-19 (Wuhan, China).[/ISPOILER] [/SPOILER] [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]
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