Zazazu,
let me guess... You haven't disabled "use Chrome as default browser".
That means you did have chosen to install Chrome yourself.
That means I would have had to go into the program, before having Chrome on my machine, magically knowing that an option had been added, and disabled it so that it wouldn't install Chrome. Which I did not have before and had no option, in two cases, to opt out of. How does that make logical sense? I did see the option after the
second update that put Chrome on my machine, but by that time it had already installed Chrome.
Zazazu, just in case you want to know where to set IE as default browser
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/make-ie-default-browser#ie=ie-11-win-7
Also, "Avast" is not re-installing Chrome....."Chrome" is since it was loaded/installed once.
As many of the posts above show you need to "remove" thoroughly (which means more than just uninstall) and also as Eddy stated make sure you set another browser as default.
I have Firefox as my default browser. Or at least I did, until Avast downloaded Chrome without my permission and reset it as default. I had to uninstall Chrome and reset my default browser.
I'm not a computer novice. Nor am I an expert, of course, but I do understand a good deal about settings, coding, and how installation programs work. Previous to this latest attempt at giving me Chrome, I did not have Chrome on my system. The only Google item I had was the standard cookie. Now that I've uninstalled (yes, thoroughly), I've returned to that state.
I never installed or loaded Chrome. I do not want Chrome. I have never wanted Chrome. The only instances where Chrome has been added to my system were due to Avast and I have fully uninstalled Chrome twice now due to their ignoring basic protocols regarding third-party program installation.
No argument from me on how much a PITA this is for missing a "opt in" default but just trying to help at this point.
I don't count this as an opt-in default. For it to be an opt-anything there needs to be an option to opt-out.
There was no option given before download/install. Twice. This happened in July 2012 and people threw a fit. Apparently they decided to try again. That's why I'm done with Avast! after several years of use. This was the third strike with me.
I've already uninstalled and have gotten a new antivirus program. I filled out the survey on uninstall to let the mucky-mucks (if they even read those surveys) know why I'm done. Will probably not post again, not to flounce, but because I no longer have any interest in the program.