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<blockquote data-quote="SearchLight" data-source="post: 909977" data-attributes="member: 63857">Just came across this old (2017) article but it too, like others have mentioned above advocates disabling HTTPS scanning:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://blog.vpn.ac/disable-https-scanning.html" target="_blank">Ditch the HTTPS Scanning feature of your antivirus</a>Then, I found this FAQ about HTTPS scanning from Avast which if one reads between the lines also seems to imply that it may not be that secure but that its purpose is to prevent malicious downloads, which like stated by others, a good AV would scan upon being downloaded anyway:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Antivirus-HTTPS-scan-FAQ/" target="_blank">HTTPS scanning in Web Shield - FAQs | Official Avast Support</a>&nbsp; It is looking more and more like one should disable the feature as many have been arguing.&nbsp; Based on everything said so far, I think I will disable HTTPS scanning in my KSC Free. For me, one less possible vulnerability to worry about.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SearchLight, post: 909977, member: 63857"] Just came across this old (2017) article but it too, like others have mentioned above advocates disabling HTTPS scanning: [URL='https://blog.vpn.ac/disable-https-scanning.html']Ditch the HTTPS Scanning feature of your antivirus[/URL] Then, I found this FAQ about HTTPS scanning from Avast which if one reads between the lines also seems to imply that it may not be that secure but that its purpose is to prevent malicious downloads, which like stated by others, a good AV would scan upon being downloaded anyway: [URL='https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Antivirus-HTTPS-scan-FAQ/']HTTPS scanning in Web Shield - FAQs | Official Avast Support[/URL] It is looking more and more like one should disable the feature as many have been arguing. Based on everything said so far, I think I will disable HTTPS scanning in my KSC Free. For me, one less possible vulnerability to worry about. [/QUOTE]

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