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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: hake on July 31, 2012, 10:55:36 PM

Title: Does Avast! pick up malicious code from gadgets?
Post by: hake on July 31, 2012, 10:55:36 PM

Is this something that Script Shield can usefully do?

Title: Re: Does Avast! pick up malicious code from gadgets?
Post by: Pondus on July 31, 2012, 10:56:50 PM

what do you mean by gadgets?

Title: Re: Does Avast! pick up malicious code from gadgets?
Post by: Cast on August 01, 2012, 01:40:35 AM

Windows sidebar gadgets off to the right side that microsoft added in Vista/7 or at least those are the only ones that I know.

Title: Re: Does Avast! pick up malicious code from gadgets?
Post by: DavidR on August 01, 2012, 01:48:37 AM

Well recently Microsoft have removed support for gadgets, as A) they say they are vulnerable and B) they are concentrating on apps for windows 8 and are actively trying to get the gadget designers to start working on win8 gadgets.