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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: REDACTED on June 20, 2015, 12:27:11 AM

Title: SafeZone
Post by: REDACTED on June 20, 2015, 12:27:11 AM
SafeZone protects from malware on the system, right?
Does it protects from keyloggers or keystroke & info stealing malware?

It cannot protect from man-in-the-middle attack or connections attacks, right?
Title: Re: SafeZone
Post by: Rednose on June 20, 2015, 02:13:45 AM
Hi yesnoo :)

1) Yes.
2) Yes.
3) You should use a secure HTTPS connection.

Greetz, Red.
Title: Re: SafeZone
Post by: REDACTED on June 20, 2015, 09:46:29 PM
Is there a virtual keyboard in safezone to protect keystroke or safezone protects the keystroke of the system keyboard?
Title: Re: SafeZone
Post by: DavidR on June 20, 2015, 10:15:50 PM
Quote from: yesnoo on June 20, 2015, 09:46:29 PM
Is there a virtual keyboard in safezone to protect keystroke or safezone protects the keystroke of the system keyboard?

You have already been told that you protected from key-loggers in the SafeZone, your question 2.
Title: Re: SafeZone
Post by: pk on June 21, 2015, 12:12:49 AM
Quote from: yesnoo on June 20, 2015, 09:46:29 PM
Is there a virtual keyboard in safezone to protect keystroke or safezone protects the keystroke of the system keyboard?
No virtual keyboard is needed. Avast SafeZone is using a low-level kernel mode driver which intercepts keystrokes and sends them only to SafeZone (no malware which would monitor keystrokes can intercept them).
Title: Re: SafeZone
Post by: REDACTED on June 21, 2015, 02:01:46 AM
Thanxx for the info guys.
Title: Re: SafeZone
Post by: Rednose on June 21, 2015, 02:05:46 AM
Petr Kurtin ( pk ) is the Sandbox / SafeZone Developer :)

Greetz, Red.
Title: Re: SafeZone
Post by: REDACTED on June 23, 2015, 01:44:29 PM
Why is the Chrome browser in SafeZone on version 38? Google Chrome is on version 43.
With the old version, am I missing on any protection like Google malware/phishing, etc...?
Title: Re: SafeZone
Post by: Rednose on June 23, 2015, 02:39:27 PM
SafeZone doesn't use Google Chrome, but a customised version by Avast of the open source browser Chromium https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Chromium_%28web_browser%29

Greetz, Red.