Does it still call home?
Testertime said on July 19, 2019 at 3:39 am
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Quite unfortunate to see with what kind of tactics Avast comes up, but I fear that is the price of “free”. Yet its performance is still way better compared to Windows Defender, which is honestly the biggest reason why I would still recommend it. Because most of the components that Avast comes with can be deselected before installing the program, making it way less obtrusive. Luckily, and fortunately still.
Niko said on July 19, 2019 at 8:58 am
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“…I had been using Kaspersky Free Antivirus on my laptop, since the program’s debut in 2017. Never once did it annoy me with pop-ups, other than an occasional “News” pop-up once a week or so. And it kept my computer spotless, even blocking malicious pages at times….”
Have you check large unmovable aggregating files hidden in “System Volume Information” created by Kaspersky? Cant be deleted, cant be moved, large bits placed randomly all over hard disk…
Niko said on July 19, 2019 at 9:12 am
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The list of good and free antivirus programs is getting Gmail Numeric Code 6922 issue smaller and smaller! Another free antivirus worth mentioning is “Bitdefender free”…
Clairvaux said on July 19, 2019 at 1:00 pm
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I’m glad I uninstalled Avast, after years of use.
I distinctly remember that this setting was not in that devious place. It was not easy to find, because nothing is easy to find in this bloated, arrogant and constantly-changing interface, but it was not obfuscated in this blatant and dishonest manner.
This is obviously deliberate, and one more sign that it’s time to abandon this piece of malware.
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