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Does at least for me, not fir its purpose.and even if you are techinically right on your points, I dont even care. I very much have the right to state that this is BS and dislike it.Now on this I am not 100% sure, I dont have any proof. But I do suspect that for example the price checker uses your search information to sell it to sites such as amazon etc. As, even if it does say so in the EULA, it contradicts its own advertisement of data protection.Frankly I dont even know why I am arguing here. system March 23, 2016, 1:00am 4 I have been using Avast for almost 10 years now and I love it.Never had any problems with it and so far it has been pretty good keeping the nasty stuff off my computer.In other words a perfect fit for my needs and a brand I could and had wholeheartedly recommended it to anyone.But what happened today (yesterday) is a stain on the company image and relationship with its users.Yes their ass is covered from a legal point of view, and to be sure I will not stop using Avast, but…The magic is gone, the honeymoon is over… all there is left is a weird aftertaste and a violated trust. Eddy March 23, 2016, 10:18am 5 I am not an expert in this field, nor a law expert. .... know that I am right.No, you are wrong. The majority has no clue on what adware is.There was/is no need to ask for your permission.You already gave it when installing avast.e.g.A car manufacturer mentions in the manual not to hit a tree.You start driving and hit a tree.Don’t blame the car manufacturer for the damage. 1]I agree. They are two different things although they are “related”2]I do know (as they say) a thing or two about the law(s).I had too when I had my own service company.The EULA that avast has is fully legal.Except for asking avast to change it (or change the law), there is nothing you can do about it if it has something

Hello everyone! I’m having troubles with PunkBuster and Avast! Antivirus. It seems Avast is blocking PnkBstrB.exe from running, which is required to play Bad Company 2 (my favorite game evah!). I’ve tried multiple things; adding the files into the Exclusions, adding it into the Application Rules under the Firewall tab, and putting it into the Windows Firewall exceptions list. None of this has done the trick, as I can see in the Firewall Logs that at the time I get kicked, something has been blocked. Is there any way to add exceptions to the Avast! firewall? Please help! I’ve been at this for a week! Thanks in advance. system May 29, 2010, 4:52pm 2 just create a new rule or modify the existing…this said, good luck, there’s not much to adjust there…at least not yet system May 29, 2010, 4:59pm 3 Set the application rule to the highest level of trust (full bars). If you are having trouble, read this. system May 29, 2010, 5:03pm 4 I’ve done this, but whenever I refresh the Application Rules tab, PnkBstrB.exe is gone, but PnkBstrA.exe is still there… I give them both full bars. system May 29, 2010, 6:54pm 5 -bump-

This article contains troubleshooting steps for common issues related to Avast Antivirus.For general information about Avast Antivirus, refer to the relevant article below according to platform:Windows | Mac | Android | iOSWhy am I getting the error, "Sorry, something went wrong"?This error commonly occurs when there is a problem with your device's DNS settings. To troubleshoot this issue, follow the steps below:Change your DNS settings so that Avast Antivirus can communicate with the appropriate server. To manage your DNS settings, refer to the following article: Changing your DNS settings to troubleshoot issues with Avast products If you still see the error after changing your DNS settings, contact Avast Support, and include a screenshot of your most recent order confirmation email. To contact Avast Support, use the contact form linked below: Contact Avast Support Why am I getting the error, "Well, this is embarrassing"?This error commonly occurs when there are conflicts with Windows services configuration. For detailed troubleshooting steps, refer to the following article:Troubleshooting when Avast applications fail to loadWhy won't Avast Antivirus open?This error commonly occurs when certain application files are outdated, corrupted, or missing. To troubleshoot this issue, follow the steps below:Repair the Avast Antivirus installation file. To repair the file, refer to the following article: Repairing Avast Antivirus Uninstall the application. For detailed uninstallation instructions, refer to the following articles: Uninstalling Avast Premium SecurityUninstalling Avast Free Antivirus Re-install the application. For detailed installation instructions, refer to the following articles: Installing Avast Premium SecurityInstalling Avast Free Antivirus If Avast

Only has auto quarantine these days. McAfee would be fine for anyone who can live with auto quarantine. But the auto quarantine, means that I only use it on my test computer, even though I have a license for it. #15 Not really. Kaspersky, Avast/AVG and many others can be configured to ask before taking an action. #16 Not really. Kaspersky, Avast/AVG and many others can be configured to ask before taking an action. But just about all of them, don't let you whitelist a file when it is detected. #18 @Ludditus I may be wrong, as it's been a while since I used AVG or Avast, but I think it will still auto quarantine some files. It's important to me to be prompted every single time a threat is detected and to have the option to whitelist it. #19 @roger_m I'm not sure they still do that. I've just go back to AVG Free after some years of not using either of Avast/AVG, and so far it always asked first if told so. In my experience, Panda and Bitdefender auto quarantine some files, no matter what they're told to do (i.e. configured to ask first). #20 @Ludditus I guess I should try it again. I asked Avast a few years about prompting before quarantining and they said they wouldn't add it.From memory, you can get Panda's real time protection to prompt you when it finds something, but when running scans, everything gets auto quarantined. However, it may be the other way round, as its been a while since I used Panda.

August 23, 2012, 7:07pm 1 Hello. First post here. If I somehow commit a breach of etiquette, or if my non-native English is hard to understand, feel free to correct me.I have been noticing some oddities that hopefully aren’t malware-related.Ever since the latest program update (to 7.0.1466) there have been more entries in the selfdef log than usual. Here are a couple of excerpts from today’s log:23-08-2012 07:53:29 Write access to registry key \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\aswFsBlk denied. [C:\Windows\System32\services.exe]23-08-2012 20:11:18 Write access to file \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Setup denied. [C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe]23-08-2012 20:11:18 Write access to file \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\12082300_stream denied. [C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe]23-08-2012 20:44:39 Write access to file \Device\HarddiskVolume1\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Avast denied. [C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe]There are perhaps a hundred more just from today. The searchindexer.exe attempts of access are new, and started occurring yesterday at about the time I think I updated Avast. As far as I can see, services.exe has attempted access ever since the log file was created after a fresh Windows/Avast etc. install. So, is this something to be worried about or not?Also, since the last update the behaviour shield has gone virtually inactive. Usually it scanned the same 5-6 files everytime i booted the computer, now I can have hour-long sessions without any activity. I don’t think this is related, I just wanted to mention it.Hope you guys can allay my fears, and perhaps come up with some explanations. avast3 August 23, 2012, 7:11pm 2 You can install Malwarebytes in trial mode to see if any “phone home” is occuring. system August 23, 2012, 7:24pm 3 Can I have Malwarebytes - I assume you mean the 14-day PRO trial they are advertising - running concurrently with Avast?Once I have installed the program, how do I go about finding out there is any “phone home” activity? I’m afraid I need some hand-holding. system August 24, 2012, 11:21am 4 All right, so I installed Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and had it perform a full system scan. It detected no malicious items. Are attempts to “phone home” included in this, or is there some special module for the purpose of detecting these that I’m unaware of?Can anyone else check to see if SearchIndexer.exe is attempting to access Avast files according to the selfdef.log? The attempts seem to have started immediately after the reboot required when doing a program update, so I’m thinking it must be related. The attempts by Services.exe I’m not so afraid of, they’ve been noted for several months,

Now that I have been using Avast for over 5 years. I have never had problems running the program. When I did have a concern related to an upgrade, not only did they rectify the concern, they overly compensated me for any problems it may have caused me. Customer services is wonderful... they treat you as a customer that matters and not just "another caller" or a number. I highly recommend using Avast!!!Date of experience: 15 May 2013Great antiviruswhy the hell to pay for the same antiviruses as Kaspersky if you can have Avast??Date of experience: 10 May 2013So so Software...ITs good and its free.. but i tried to remove it.. and it was soo hard and complicated that i thought it was a virus.. maybe i did something wrong.. just a bad experience..Date of experience: 09 May 2013génialsimple efficace the bestDate of experience: 06 May 2013Cleared hard to kill virusAvast has cleaned off a virus in my school PC that i know will spread through the network, thus i disconnect and use avast, cleaned up and test connecting to one pc, no problems found at all, epicDate of experience: 29 April 2013The Trustpilot ExperienceAnyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.Learn more about other kinds of reviews.We use dedicated people and clever technology