Avast Antivirus

[Struggling7]

Avast Antivirus software anyone? …. Or just use it with Win 10, they can compete for your data.

Report: Avast and AVG collect and sell your personal info via their free antivirus programs | PCWorld


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[oscer1]

I would not use it on windows 10. the built in AV is much better.

 

[Bree]

No, I wouldn't recommend using Avast with 10. It has been implicated in failed upgrades. Uninstalling is troublesome, it can be very difficult to remove completely.

 

[Struggling7]

....Uninstalling is troublesome, it can be very difficult to remove completely.

I guess it wants to hang on to continue gathering your data to be sold :shock:. Not what one would expect from an anti-virus vendor.

I added rolled eyes to original post to indicate I was being sarcastic.

 

[file3456]

Last part of the article.

There’s an old adage: When you’re not paying for the product, you’re the product.

Windows 10 anyone?

 

[oscer1]

yep it is a good os in my opinion.

 

[Struggling7]

Windows 10 anyone?

I’ve had it on a laptop for about 3 months and only way I can enjoy using a computer is to go back to my old PC with win 7. Oh…. and Avast isn’t installed on it.

 

[RolandJS]

I was an Avast user for some time, long ago, what finally made me leave was: suddenly, Avast call-up would generate a "missing dll" error, even after re-install 3 times, re-configuring it 3 times, posting in their forum and never seeing that post again -- did it for me.

 

[file3456]

In all the years I used Avast over 10 years ago, I found that it slowed the Internet connection down and can and will mess up your TCP/IP stack.