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Callender said:

Thanks to UsernameIssues for pointing out a few things. It seems that I was wrong when in my earlier post I stated:

"DuckDuckGo doesn't use a web prediction service or auto suggest as it's a search engine focused on privacy."

So having done a clean reinstall of Aviator I see the following:





I've reset search provider and home page to DuckDuckGo.

As for turning on "Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors" - it doesn't want to work. I still get the crash when typing aabbcc.com into the address bar.

Switched to standard Hosts File and reverted to default DNS.

After the crash I was previously getting the message "Aviator has crashed - do you want to relaunch?" but currently I no longer see that message.

As for the uninstall - it didn't fully remove Aviator. Here are the leftovers:




aviator-26-05-2014.txt The attached file is a list of leftover registry entries not including shell bags.

Also I'm not sure what these "background apps" are but unchecking seems to enable a smoother exit.

I will play follow the leader and change my homepage and search engine to duck duck go as well. Should I, though even if i have HTTPS?

One last thing, could the legacy Microsoft uninstall assistant software (not sure if that's the exact name) be used to get rid of the files left behind by a normal install? Such as the ones you mentioned? Or is it better to just delete manually?

"Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors" .... if it poses a risk, as stated in your post, in Chrome... Shouldn't we just leave it disabled?

Yes, leave it off - but we are also attempting to help Aviator fix their problems; hence the video

Yes, Aviator sends the do not track info...
...but most websites seem to ignore that
...so you need more anti-tracking measures.

I'm not too worried about tracking...
...hence my use of OpenDNS
...which sells my DNS query data.

Callender said:

exitPr0gram said:

One last thing, could the legacy Microsoft uninstall assistant software (not sure if that's the exact name) be used to get rid of the files left behind by a normal install? Such as the ones you mentioned? Or is it better to just delete manually?

Personally whenever I uninstall anything I do a manual search for leftovers (Folders, files and registry) and delete when found. I make sure that I've got a backup though!

I got you. "If you want it done right, do it yourself."

UsernameIssues said:

"Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors" .... if it poses a risk, as stated in your post, in Chrome... Shouldn't we just leave it disabled?

Yes, leave it off - but we are also attempting to help Aviator fix their problems; hence the video

Yes, Aviator sends the do not track info...
...but most websites seem to ignore that
...so you need more anti-tracking measures.

I'm not too worried about tracking...
...hence my use of OpenDNS
...which sells my DNS query data.

That's awesome cause i'm trying to help them improve as well. It's a good feeling knowing you can browse safely on your home machine

Callender said:

Unfortunately the Collusion extension won't add to Aviator so if you want to see it in action you'll have to add it to Chrome!

That sucks. Added it to Chrome, though. Made by the same guys as Disconnect, too.

Callender said:

The only reason that I enabled it on a temporary basis was because you asked about it!

I appreciate that.