Wednesday 23 March 2016

PSA: Avast! might automatically install it's 'Safe Zone Browser' without notifying you.

Obligatory "Let's not start up on the merits of having AV software/having a particular brand of AV".

This is just me sharing some information.

So yeah, just noticed this shortcut appear out of nowhere on my desktop.

Following it back to it's folder - 'SZBrowser' subfolder in the main Avast install directory - I think it's had 'the stuff' on my machine for a couple of weeks (just from looking at dates and things) and only just decided to install.

Needless to say, I don't much appreciate this.

I've quite happily copped the increase in notifications about particular sales, and the inserting a signature into my e-mails wasn't particularly annoying (as I promptly disabled it), but this - installing something without telling me - isn't cool at all.



by AUS_Doug http://ift.tt/1RfUCnO

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