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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: ellsinore on April 02, 2018, 06:17:43 PM

Title: What is Avast Doing?!
Post by: ellsinore on April 02, 2018, 06:17:43 PM

I have updates set to manual because I'm limited to 8GB data per month (using a wi-fi hotspot from my phone) and the rest of the time I'm on dial-up. 

For the last twelve hours, Avast has taken over my internet connection, and I can't figure out what it's doing or how to stop it.  300MB, so far, and still going. 

I checked my update settings, and it's still set to "manual" so what is it DOING?!  I need my computer back!

Title: Re: What is Avast Doing?!
Post by: REDACTED on April 03, 2018, 10:37:27 AM

Install Avast as minimal install to avoid bloatware.

Title: Re: What is Avast Doing?!
Post by: DavidR on April 03, 2018, 11:36:40 AM

I believe you are using the on-line installation file ?

Your best option would probably to have downloaded the complete off-line-installation file instead of the on-line installation file (small 6.5MB ish stub installer) this downloads everything but bit by bit.

Direct download locations https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=216700.0 (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=216700.0), choose whichever off-line installation it is you want to install. 

Since you are on dial-up and limited download via your phone wifi hotspot, which is likely to be slower than a full broadband connection.  I wonder if you can't use your local Library to get connected and download over a faster broadband connection.