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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: piscvau on November 28, 2013, 09:03:39 AM

Title: chrome installation with Avast
Post by: piscvau on November 28, 2013, 09:03:39 AM

Hello,
I am reunning avast 8 version. I refused the installation of Chrome but now every time I start my computer I get a window trying to complet the google chrome installation.
Anyone knows How to get read of it?
Thanks

Title: Re: chrome installation with Avast
Post by: flieg on November 28, 2013, 09:19:51 AM

This is, I suspect related to the "Explore Chrome" window on boot that is occurring with those of us who missed unchecking the box. 

I actually called support  on this matter. They didn't even *know* about it and wanted to look at my machine remotely to check for malware!!!

I told them to get ... (censored).

Title: Re: chrome installation with Avast
Post by: abruptum on November 28, 2013, 09:57:41 AM

Maybe in the future this will be helpful :

  http://www.ghacks.net/2013/11/27/unchecky-protects-unwanted-third-party-offers-software-installations/