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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: REDACTED on March 22, 2015, 11:16:16 AM

Title: uninstalling Avast , had enough!
Post by: REDACTED on March 22, 2015, 11:16:16 AM
Hello all, I don't know if anyone else has similar issues but the active shields on here are useless. Constantly blocking and deleting legit programs. ignore any attempt to label them as false positives. Lets in malware browser.  What is the point of paying for services I can't use? . I'm not even waiting for end of contract, I'm dumping this useless software and using Microsoft security essentials. At least that is made by people who know how to program!.

Good day all.
Title: Re: uninstalling Avast , had enough!
Post by: Pondus on March 22, 2015, 11:35:22 AM
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Lets in malware browser.
have you turned on PUP detection ?
PUP = not malware / Possible Unwanted Program


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Constantly blocking and deleting legit programs.
what programs


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ignore any attempt to label them as false positives.
how do you report it...


Title: Re: uninstalling Avast , had enough!
Post by: Pondus on March 22, 2015, 11:43:36 AM
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I'm dumping this useless software and using Microsoft security essentials.
well good luck with that

Microsoft admits Microsoft Security Essentials is designed to be worse than other anti-virus
http://dottech.org/130828/microsoft-admits-microsoft-security-essentials-crap-never-designed-good-anti-virus/

Microsoft Admits That Third-Party Antivirus Is More Effective Than MSE
http://lifehacker.com/microsoft-admits-that-third-party-antivirus-is-more-eff-1441135677