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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: slavo.benko on July 25, 2020, 12:40:29 AM
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Hi, Avast enthusiasts. We'd like to hear your opinions on some possible features we're thinking of adding to our antivirus.
(These are just ideas for now, so there's no guarantee that they'll become reality.)
Just click the link below to see high-level descriptions of those features, and let us know what you think. You can also vote on your favorite features and even submit your own ideas.
Voting: https://portal.productboard.com/avast-protection/1-avast-antivirus/tabs/1-under-consideration?fbclid=IwAR3--PGluN-_VPnuUtFNTfW4jIAKIAuAuUK10Xf900fXdbBTfJpWB7GZa10 (https://portal.productboard.com/avast-protection/1-avast-antivirus/tabs/1-under-consideration?fbclid=IwAR3--PGluN-_VPnuUtFNTfW4jIAKIAuAuUK10Xf900fXdbBTfJpWB7GZa10)
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
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Hello Avast team,
you are thinking about adding new features because you MUST release new version each month, but most of those features are more or less bloatware. This product became very fat over time. What about remove unnecessary bloat from this product and make it lightweight with minimum impact on computer performance? Try think about that.
In fact, for computer security you dont need 3rd party AV because Win 10 has everything. So reason to install Avast should be better detection with less impact to computer performance. If you install Avast only active shields are necessary with wifi inspector if you want use it. Installing 3rd party firewall these days while win firewall is sufficient make no sense with potentially problems. AV should work silently on background but this will never happen in Avast. Spyware and often ad popups are cost for Free version (Paid version watch you too).
This is just my opinion what make this AV better, adding new features and make this product even more fat is no way to go. Removing ads, spyware and bloatware and focus on pure performance and detection, then you maybe bring back Avast users you already lost. But this is your product, do what you want.
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The choices offered, don't give you the opportunity to actually voice your opinion.
It's multiple choice and they don't necessarily fit the actual opinion one wants to share.
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Installing 3rd party firewall these days while win firewall is sufficient make no sense with potentially problems.
-> https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=234512.0
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Installing 3rd party firewall these days while win firewall is sufficient make no sense with potentially problems.
-> https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=234512.0 (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=234512.0)
I'm sure that added protection would not be available in the free Avast Firewall.
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Hello Avast team,
you are thinking about adding new features because you MUST release new version each month, but most of those features are more or less bloatware. This product became very fat over time. What about remove unnecessary bloat from this product and make it lightweight with minimum impact on computer performance? Try think about that.
In fact, for computer security you dont need 3rd party AV because Win 10 has everything. So reason to install Avast should be better detection with less impact to computer performance. If you install Avast only active shields are necessary with wifi inspector if you want use it. Installing 3rd party firewall these days while win firewall is sufficient make no sense with potentially problems. AV should work silently on background but this will never happen in Avast. Spyware and often ad popups are cost for Free version (Paid version watch you too).
This is just my opinion what make this AV better, adding new features and make this product even more fat is no way to go. Removing ads, spyware and bloatware and focus on pure performance and detection, then you maybe bring back Avast users you already lost. But this is your product, do what you want.
Avast gives you the option to install what you want by using custom install or changing the program under Programs and Features. Currently, there are 6 items I uncheck at installation. You don't have to install what you consider bloatware. Others may find new features useful.
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The choices offered, don't give you the opportunity to actually voice your opinion.
It's multiple choice and they don't necessarily fit the actual opinion one wants to share.
You can comment on your choice by selecting nice-to-have, important, or critical and you can submit your own idea.
see attached
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Avast gives you the option to install what you want by using custom install or changing the program under Programs and Features. Currently, there are 6 items I uncheck at installation. You don't have to install what you consider bloatware. Others may find new features useful.
No, but you still pay more and more for each new useless function. :-\
On the other hand paid users are what allows the base (antivirus) to be efficient even for free users.
Too bad the policy (this poll and the loss of AIS say a lot about that) is not to make all users pay very reasonably for what they have as security with avast free.
But if they don't, they have their reasons.
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The choices offered, don't give you the opportunity to actually voice your opinion.
It's multiple choice and they don't necessarily fit the actual opinion one wants to share.
You can comment on your choice by selecting nice-to-have, important, or critical and you can submit your own idea.
see attached
Precisely why I made my comment. It isn't a true review but multiple choice and none of them may apply.
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Avast gives you the option to install what you want by using custom install or changing the program under Programs and Features. Currently, there are 6 items I uncheck at installation. You don't have to install what you consider bloatware. Others may find new features useful.
Of course i uncheck features i dont want. I mean adding more things to this product may slow down your computer, if they must run realtime (firewall, behaviour shield, ransomware shield.....). This is only paranoia, if you use brain you cannot get ransomware at all. This may be only useful for people without backups, but those days everyone has backup of important data. In other hand usefull features like file shredder, which has no impact on computer performance and has free alternatives is paid.
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Firewall redesign (premium version)
Make our paid firewall easier to use and more effective by:
• updating its design
• improving the handling of firewall rules and customization options
• adding more security features
I second the suggestion from Martin.
Currently, the FW settings are spread over several different areas. Not user friendly..!!
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Firewall redesign (premium version)
Make our paid firewall easier to use and more effective by:
• updating its design
• improving the handling of firewall rules and customization options
• adding more security features
I second the suggestion from Martin.
Currently, the FW settings are spread over several different areas. Not user friendly..!!
It shouldn't take a genius to figure out how to set up custom settings.
The default should be set to keep the average person safe with easy to understand explanations on the various settings and functions.
Make it simple so that even a Senior can understand it. :)
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It shouldn't take a genius to figure out how to set up custom settings.
The default should be set to keep the average person safe with easy to understand explanations on the various settings and functions.
Make it simple so that even a Senior can understand it. :)
A watch word from the past, that appears to have been forgotten, KISS.
Keep It Simple Stupid.
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I wonder if it is worth suggesting reformatting the geek:area, but is not a thing that could be monetised, so forget that idea.
So the phrase "none of the above" comes to mind. IMO Avast need to get back to concentrating more on the quality rather than quantity of features.
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I wonder if it is worth suggesting reformatting the geek:area, but is not a thing that could be monetised, so forget that idea.
So the phrase "none of the above" comes to mind. IMO Avast need to get back to concentrating more on the quality rather than quantity of features.
Not just reworking the geek:area were you have to scroll forever to find anything, but also time to completely redesign the whole UI. It is not very intuitive and getting very tired and not really easy to navigate.
The UI also needs to support modern hi resolution screens, e.g. be user resizeable.
Generally I do a minimal install and then check two other options, mail shield, software updater and lately the do not disturb function. The rest is just too much noise.
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I vote for the Old setting menu, specifically that shield part that let use excluded file/folders/process from SHIELDS ONLY.
None of actual voted options are something I care fore
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I vote for the continuation of the Avast Passwords Manager
which is scheduled to be discontinued.
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The hacked passwords and web notification features look most useful. Driver Updater might be, if it doesn't risk applying the wrong driver e.g. a generic one instead of for a specific laptop configuration.
There should really be an option to choose 'Don't want' as some of the suggestions are not even a 'Nice to have'... I don't think Speed Test has any place in an AV, it's really not hard to find several good tests online. The AV Timeline will also be of no interest to the vast majority of users who just want an 'install and forget' AV.
Firewall redesign in Premium is most welcome! But would the lite version be any better than the built in W10 firewall? If not, it's probably not needed and just adds extra complexity.
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I also support all 3 suggestions by Martin.
For me
" improving the handling of firewall rules and customization options"
is something I've always looked for.
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i vote to for the continuation of the Avast Passwords Manager
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i vote to for the continuation of the Avast Passwords Manager
You aren't alone but, it's not going to happen.
The best thing you can do is to get ready for its deletion.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=236960.msg1556900#msg1556900
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I would like to be able to find out why my account says I have 2 devices when I only have 1. Simple question that a Customer Service Dept could easily help with.
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I would like to be able to find out why my account says I have 2 devices when I only have 1. Simple question that a Customer Service Dept could easily help with.
Well you aren't actually talking directly to customer support, mostly it will be avast users helping others.
It also is off-topic for this topic about Avast Features and should really have been in its own new topic.
That said aren't you getting any more details ?
When you talk of devices, that isn't something I'm familiar with in regard to Avast Products, more so in regard to two licenses/subscriptions, etc.
A screenshot of this notification might help ?
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I will vote for that antivirus timeline so you know when your AV is doing surtain things. I want to know all of that thing.
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I suggest reviewing the main screen. It is very poor in information, indeed there is nothing except that the system is protected. It's better than AVG with much more information. Add last updated information, active modules, and a scan button ... ;)
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I defenetly agree. the status screen should have some quick buttons to launch a scann and updates.
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I defenetly agree. the status screen should have some quick buttons to launch a scann and updates.
Updates can be launched from the avast tray icon, no need to go into the UI first.
Though there has been talk (but no action) for a very long time about a revision of this feature to include common actions. So far nada, nothing, bugger all.
So how about the promised update of the Avast Tray Icon context menu.
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I preferred this.
(https://d1ka0itfguscri.cloudfront.net/Lh/2020/09/26/11/47/cYQOXHdaJt/preview.jpg) (https://youtu.be/Je7KLDx3m4k)
https://youtu.be/Je7KLDx3m4k (https://youtu.be/Je7KLDx3m4k)
It really made getting to some functions very easy and had the ability to expand on that functionallity.
As David mentioned, the expansion of the system tray right click function has still not implemented.
It would certainly make life easier for all of us.
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My personal UI favorite was V7 - just for the record. ;)
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My personal UI favorite was V7 - just for the record. ;)
Avast 7 wasn't bad, some images here - https://expertvista.com/2012/avast-7/
Avast 6 was very similar.
For me Avast 8 was the start of the rot, with the introduction of the new Microsoft Tiles (massive) interface style (that everyone and their friend was copying. Though the nice background image never got to fruition (outside of the blog article) that I can recall - https://blog.avast.com/2013/03/28/the-avast-8-user-interface/
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My personal UI favorite was V7 - just for the record. ;)
Avast 7 wasn't bad, some images here - https://expertvista.com/2012/avast-7/
Avast 6 was very similar.
For me Avast 8 was the start of the rot, with the introduction of the new Microsoft Tiles (massive) interface style (that everyone and their friend was copying. Though the nice background image never got to fruition (outside of the blog article) that I can recall - https://blog.avast.com/2013/03/28/the-avast-8-user-interface/
Yes I also like version 7 compared to what has evolved since.
And do agree with David's comment on Avast UI (version 8's unfortunate direction)
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I totally agreed with the comments by TheOwner and rocksteady.
And, I had pointed out that we need a stable and reliable AV as well as no needed resources-ate monster for many years ago.
Now, Avast still make the bulky and push the buggy upgrade to end-users even the paid version.....
Have Avast listen what customer needs indeed ???
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I don't vote.
My sugestion :
In the " Ask me about decision " procedure from CyberCapture Technology, offer to run an unknown executable in the Sandbox ( as a limited user ) as well.
Also for Avast Free users.
Greetz, Red.
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It is not feature at all, but please give us back OK and CANCEL button in settings. It is so important, because prevents from any missclick, which can be very dangerous on security software.
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You should also add some kind of a backup system for the avast premium security users, i mean some kind of a data backup.
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You should also add some kind of a backup system for the avast premium security users, i mean some kind of a data backup.
What kind of data? You can already back up your Avast settings.
(https://d1ka0itfguscri.cloudfront.net/Lh/2020/10/09/16/43/cY6QD5K7rR/preview.jpg)
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I was a little unclear, i meant like a storage vault for your personal files, similar to what for example norton offers, like a data backup for your important files.
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I was a little unclear, i meant like a storage vault for your personal files, similar to what for example norton offers, like a data backup for your important files.
Important files stored on your computer regardless of how safe don't help when the harddrive fails. That's why you creat an image backup on a regular basis
or, save them to the cloud. Both Google ans Microsoft make sincing to the cloud very easy. There are also other companies that offer the same thing.
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Hi,
I would like to see as new feature: a device control shield. To control external HD´s, flash drives,etc.
-Where you can block unknown devices or the ones designated by you and detected by Avast
- Where you can unlock or whist other devices connected to your computer.
Kind Regards,
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In Avast Free, disable any pop-up ads that urge you to upgrade to the paid version. ;)
They are useless. If one wants to switch to the paid version, he doesn't do it because he keeps seeing this pop-up, unfortunately these pop-ups instead do nothing but make Avast Free users switch to other free antivirus solutions.
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In Avast Free, disable any pop-up ads that urge you to upgrade to the paid version. ;)
They are useless. If one wants to switch to the paid version, he doesn't do it because he keeps seeing this pop-up, unfortunately these pop-ups instead do nothing but make Avast Free users switch to other free antivirus solutions.
I personally don't know of any free AV's that don't on occasion try to get you to upgrade to the paid version.
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In Avast Free, disable any pop-up ads that urge you to upgrade to the paid version. ;)
They are useless. If one wants to switch to the paid version, he doesn't do it because he keeps seeing this pop-up, unfortunately these pop-ups instead do nothing but make Avast Free users switch to other free antivirus solutions.
I personally don't know of any free AV's that don't on occasion try to get you to upgrade to the paid version.
Bitdefender Free and Kaspersky Security Cloud Free.
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In Avast Free, disable any pop-up ads that urge you to upgrade to the paid version. ;)
They are useless. If one wants to switch to the paid version, he doesn't do it because he keeps seeing this pop-up, unfortunately these pop-ups instead do nothing but make Avast Free users switch to other free antivirus solutions.
I personally don't know of any free AV's that don't on occasion try to get you to upgrade to the paid version.
Bitdefender Free and Kaspersky Security Cloud Free.
It's your computer and your choice.
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In Avast Free, disable any pop-up ads that urge you to upgrade to the paid version. ;)
They are useless. If one wants to switch to the paid version, he doesn't do it because he keeps seeing this pop-up, unfortunately these pop-ups instead do nothing but make Avast Free users switch to other free antivirus solutions.
I personally don't know of any free AV's that don't on occasion try to get you to upgrade to the paid version.
Bitdefender Free and Kaspersky Security Cloud Free.
It's your computer and your choice.
Couldn't agree more, it is the cost of free, certainly in the case of Avast.
I obviously have a higher pain threshold :) in fact at times it brings a smile to my face as to how pathetic/dumb some of them are. I just ignore them. None are going to get a positive action for me, so essentially they are a waste of time.
You do have a choice, if they bug them that much you can vote with your feet.
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Hello Avast team,
you are thinking about adding new features because you MUST release new version each month, but most of those features are more or less bloatware. This product became very fat over time. What about remove unnecessary bloat from this product and make it lightweight with minimum impact on computer performance? Try think about that.
Correct.
Removing ads, spyware and bloatware and focus on pure performance and detection, then you maybe bring back Avast users you already lost. But this is your product, do what you want.
Also agreed but paying customers deserve to have their voices heard and improvements made, or Avast will likely lose more customers. This isn't an issue just with Avast but with many bloated AVs. Avast is not nearly the worst in this regard, but it could be much much leaner.
Gaming Edition
Echoing the sentiment that the poll doesn't let you actually voice your opinion, only to say if the new features Avast is considering are important to you, or VERY important to you. I think a gaming edition is a bad idea. Why would you want a themed antivirus? If you only played a specific game on your PC, and did nothing else, that might make sense but it's still unnecessary and implies Avast doesn't need improvement, when it still does. Furthermore graphical flourishes and themes slow down the software, and the OS. These effects are often bottlenecked by the speed of a single thread, so even as PCs get more CPUs, such themes perform significantly worse than using the native Windows user interface APIs to draw normal, less fancy Windows. Themed antivirus is a very dated concept and in my opinion a bad idea overall. Further, having a second "edition" will just create confusion, waste resources that could be spent on improving the main application.
Internet speed test
We don't need this. A few of the features are just things that web browsers or web sites already provide. Making the AV even bigger with unwanted features doesn't benefit anyone- please invest the resources and time instead in slimming and improving the program so people want to use it.
Thanks for asking for your users' feedback!
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Avast never more!!!!
Still spaming with payed updates, when you cancel acount, trobles wit returning of money.
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I've provided some feedback here:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=241319.0
My review of Avast:
https://malwaretips.com/threads/avast-premium-security-20-9.105149/
My review of AVG:
https://malwaretips.com/threads/avg-ultimate.105308/
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seeing as you removed the "old" setting and if functionalitly to block/App files/folders specificly from a one or all the SHEILD
Atlest make the FREAKING Block/Allow APP work for ALL the shields and not JUST the ransom shield
Also MAKE it SO Exceptions to SCANS can be PICKED for SHEILDS or ALL SCANS and not blanked expections the make ALL scans ignore file/folder/etc another thing the "old" setting menu could DO and did just fine to the DAY it was removed
Bring said functions back, the lose of functions are why I been toying with going with another AV program I already removed AVast from everything but my personal pc cause the other system become to slow with avast
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Hello Avast team,
you are thinking about adding new features because you MUST release new version each month, but most of those features are more or less bloatware. This product became very fat over time. What about remove unnecessary bloat from this product and make it lightweight with minimum impact on computer performance? Try think about that.
Correct.
Removing ads, spyware and bloatware and focus on pure performance and detection, then you maybe bring back Avast users you already lost. But this is your product, do what you want.
Also agreed but paying customers deserve to have their voices heard and improvements made, or Avast will likely lose more customers. This isn't an issue just with Avast but with many bloated AVs. Avast is not nearly the worst in this regard, but it could be much much leaner.
Gaming Edition
Echoing the sentiment that the poll doesn't let you actually voice your opinion, only to say if the new features Avast is considering are important to you, or VERY important to you. I think a gaming edition is a bad idea. Why would you want a themed antivirus? If you only played a specific game on your PC, and did nothing else, that might make sense but it's still unnecessary and implies Avast doesn't need improvement, when it still does. Furthermore graphical flourishes and themes slow down the software, and the OS. These effects are often bottlenecked by the speed of a single thread, so even as PCs get more CPUs, such themes perform significantly worse than using the native Windows user interface APIs to draw normal, less fancy Windows. Themed antivirus is a very dated concept and in my opinion a bad idea overall. Further, having a second "edition" will just create confusion, waste resources that could be spent on improving the main application.
Internet speed test
We don't need this. A few of the features are just things that web browsers or web sites already provide. Making the AV even bigger with unwanted features doesn't benefit anyone- please invest the resources and time instead in slimming and improving the program so people want to use it.
Thanks for asking for your users' feedback!
I agree
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Is this thing ever going to have support for the brave browser for password protection?
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I appreciate all the feature enhancements Avast has been making however I would sincerely request if Anti Spam can be re-introduced as the number of spam/phishing emails that reach my desktop email is quite high. I really hope this feature is added in the near future.
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An automatic sandbox also for the free version. ;)
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An automatic sandbox also for the free version. ;)
That is included in Avast Free since many many years. ;)
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An automatic sandbox also for the free version. ;)
That is included in Avast Free since many many years. ;)
Thanks, I didn't know! :)
How does it work? Is it a cloud sandbox?
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Hi
Here is another request, which I have also mentioned to avast under submit idea:
How to automatically rescan when scheduled scan was missed?
Under settings in avast antivirus free under the custom scan, it says that PC must be on at scheduled time for the scan to run.
But if PC is not up when scan is scheduled, how to automatically rescan when PC is up again to recover missed scan?
Background:
I have a number of customers, which I have set up for weekly full scan at a certain time. However since they are using their PC/MACs on adhoc basis, they often miss the scheduled scan. I.e. they use their PC only if they need to check something, so they can not tell when PC is powered on.
Also other vendors are having this feature.
Br Peter
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Is it possible that Avast team in its next updates could add a notification to the icon when the antivirus is updating?
and other question Is it possible that Avast team in its next updates could add a notification to the icon when the antivirus is updating?
thanks
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Avast UI degine should ve Improved as like AVAST VPN,ANTITRACK PREMIUM.this 2 software degine is really fantastic. on the other hand avast FIREWALL feaure should be improve
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An automatic sandbox also for the free version. ;)
That is included in Avast Free since many many years. ;)
Thanks, I didn't know! :)
How does it work? Is it a cloud sandbox?
I tried to disable file protection but I don't see cybercapture working when running files. Most are recognized as malicious by behavioral analysis some remain running.
But at this point I wonder but is there a sandbox in the free version? If you are Cybercapture? But should it always work for potentially malicious files not recognized by the "file protection" shield?
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Could you re-added the registration feature on Avast Free Antivirus, please? Because I think it is safe to have a license key even though it is just a free version.
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Could you bring back Avast Sandbox feature to Avast Free Antivirus, please? Back to 2012, this feature did help users in my company to avoid being attacked by unrecognized exe files. After that, it has been removed and causing a lot of troubles for my company.
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Could you bring back Avast Sandbox feature to Avast Free Antivirus, please? Back to 2012, this feature did help users in my company to avoid being attacked by unrecognized exe files. After that, it has been removed and causing a lot of troubles for my company.
The auto-sandbox is still included in Avast Free, the full (manual) sandbox is only available in the paid versions.
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I want the avast free firewall to be able to detect any internet port or protocol that is dangerous because there are many protocols that hackers can use
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You could add a quick (very fast) scan of USB drives as they are inserted.
At the moment the user can choose to have the popup appear to execute the request.
Therefore, the option of automatic scanning on user choice could possibly be implemented.
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You could add a quick (very fast) scan of USB drives as they are inserted.
At the moment the user can choose to have the popup appear to execute the request.
Therefore, the option of automatic scanning on user choice could possibly be implemented.
Very quick depends on the amount of data on that drive.
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You could add a quick (very fast) scan of USB drives as they are inserted.
At the moment the user can choose to have the popup appear to execute the request.
Therefore, the option of automatic scanning on user choice could possibly be implemented.
Very quick depends on the amount of data on that drive.
Avast already scans any activity on the USB that you plug in, personally scanning dormant files is link on-demand scans in general of limited benefit.
As Bob said depends on the data on the USB, I have a 2TB external HDD (that connects by USB), I certainly wouldn't want that scanned before I do my backups.
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I highly recommend that Avast Free Antivirus Installer should only include basic features like File Shield, Behaviour Shield, Web Shield, Mail Shield, Ransomware Shield and Rescue Disk because others are totally not free at all and they make the Avast installers become too big. As a result, Avast slow any PC down no matter how powerful it is.
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I highly recommend that Avast Free Antivirus Installer should only include basic features like File Shield, Behaviour Shield, Web Shield, Mail Shield, Ransomware Shield and Rescue Disk because others are totally not free at all and they make the Avast installers become too big. As a result, Avast slow any PC down no matter how powerful it is.
Just for clarification, Parts of a program that aren't running don't affect your system.
They may be taking up unnecessary hard drive space but don't have any impact on the system.
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I highly recommend that Avast Free Antivirus Installer should only include basic features like File Shield, Behaviour Shield, Web Shield, Mail Shield, Ransomware Shield and Rescue Disk because others are totally not free at all and they make the Avast installers become too big. As a result, Avast slow any PC down no matter how powerful it is.
There is nothing to stop you selecting the Minimal Installation or Custom Installation when you first install or change the components you want after installation. Control Panel > Programs > select Avast Antivirus and then Change.
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Could Avast team bring back "the registration code" feature, please? Because I didn't see any remaining days left when using Avast Free Antivirus . As a result, after twelve months of using Avast Free Antivirus, it suddenly requires me re-active the program when I don't have access to the Internet at that time. Consequently, I felt so disappointed to lose the protection of Avast until coming back home. So could you bring back the registration code for Avast Free Antivirus along with one-year license so that I can see the remaining days left of the program and re-register the program before its expires.
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1.I think avast team should Include Parental controll,Because children are using pc and browsing lots of things, avast omni is expensive,so that avast parental controll should be inclued with avast premium antivirus,
2.Hard disk Health test feature
More Idea is coming......ASAP :) :) :)
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1.I think avast team should Include Parental controll,Because children are using pc and browsing lots of things, avast omni is expensive,so that avast parental controll should be inclued with avast premium antivirus,
2.Hard disk Health test feature
More Idea is coming......ASAP :) :) :)
How is Hard Disk health related to cyber security?
There are already many utilities available that will do that for you like
like Hard Disk Sentinel (http://www.hdsentinel.com/) and HDDScan (http://hddscan.com/).
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Sorry to say very disappointed with anti track that is part of the later bundle slows down all web pages. Completely stops access to some emails as it takes to long to allow them to load they time out and then you get the stupid ox app page comes up and slows it down even more so then no access to emails until you remove anti track from pc. BUT you are still paying for it but cant use it as it stops things that would normally work in no time at all from running But hey Avast don't care they already have your money and you struggle to get any help from them that does any good to make it work properly. I asked for part refund as cant use anti track but was told it's part of the bundle price so no refund unless I uninstall all avast from pc. Seriously looking to change anti virus supplier even though been with avast for years and had no problems up till latest "bundle" installation and on-going problems with it. And before anyone comments on try this or try that I have been there and got the T-shirt even avast tech-nerds cant sort it so what do us lowly commoners do????
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Sorry to say very disappointed with anti track...
-> https://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=97.0
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Avast is really best this decade.
Best for Protection,Performance
THis essential feature is missing from my openion i am sharing with Avast Security Expert team
In NORTON they have Cloud storage supprot,25 gb+ they are giving to Consumer.but Avast dont have this feature.
(as a consumer i think THis feature will give us EXTRA security Feature surity)
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Avast is really best this decade.
Best for Protection,Performance
THis essential feature is missing from my openion i am sharing with Avast Security Expert team
In NORTON they have Cloud storage supprot,25 gb+ they are giving to Consumer.but Avast dont have this feature.
(as a consumer i think THis feature will give us EXTRA security Feature surity)
Cloud storage has nothing to do with security.
I'm sure they would welcome you with open arms and your windows 7 system.
I store nothing online, I much prefer to look after my own files, etc. by doing regular backups to an off-line HDD/SSD drive. No limit of 25GB, 2TB HDD and 1TB SSD.
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Cloud Storage is a extra security feature,if avast do it so our files will be encrypted with Avast server.
our Old memory,Picture will be safe if our hard drive would be damge or laptop can be stolen
THis feature is Most importan.kidnly you should think and study over it
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Cloud Storage is a extra security feature,if avast do it so our files will be encrypted with Avast server.
our Old memory,Picture will be safe if our hard drive would be damge or laptop can be stolen
THis feature is Most importan.kidnly you should think and study over it
Sorry that has nothing to do with security. Even with Cloud Storage, which there free and paid options already out there. They also cost money to source server space, etc. and 25GB isn't that large. However when you are talking of hundreds of millions of users that is big, who is going to pay for that.
Fortunately I'm not the one who would decide on this, just an avast user playing devils advocate. I don't just wish I think it through as to how much it would cost and who is to pay for this service if it were ever to be considered.
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yea,,,for cloud storage avast can take some Extra money,just few money, customer are paying money for cloud storage as like GOOGLE CLOUD,Megasync,Onedrive, so avast users can use avast cloud storage,for premium user avast can give us 100 GB cloud storage,
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yea,,,for cloud storage avast can take some Extra money,just few money, customer are paying money for cloud storage as like GOOGLE CLOUD,Megasync,Onedrive, so avast users can use avast cloud storage,for premium user avast can give us 100 GB cloud storage,
As already stated, Cloud storage has nothing to do with security.
There are many choices if you're interested. If you're using Office 365, you already have 1 TB.
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Hello,
I would like to suggest a new feature.
I suggest that Avast Ransomware Shield protect all files, not just specific file types.
At least Avast should provide the option to enable this feature.
All files inside a folder are important and it is impractical to keep track of which file types are in the protected folders.
Thanks.
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Hello,
I would like to suggest a new feature.
I suggest that Avast Ransomware Shield protect all files, not just specific file types.
At least Avast should provide the option to enable this feature.
All files inside a folder are important and it is impractical to keep track of which file types are in the protected folders.
Thanks.
+1 Upvote
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I think the new firewall should be better.
Avast Firewall does not warn the user when someone is scanning the ports of the computer. Probably a bug or something.
We should be able to add files manually to the sensitive data shield.
We should be able to see the CommunityIQ current threat statistics.
Avast had its own password manager before. It was an okay product but I think it should come back. I read all the problem with Avast's old password manager and why it is tactically bad. But you may want to add the password manager feature with Avast Breachguard. Yall were also talking about that too. It would be really great.
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I am only a Jr. Member but I agree with TheOwner. Avast is way too busy. The UI takes way too long to load and show up in my system tray. Nobody there thinks that this is an issue. Why? Because they all have $$$$ and can afford systems with lots of RAM and terabytes of HD space! This isn't why people want or need an antivirus program. Hell, why even buy one - just cut your internet connection! I can't do anything with my machine until the UI finally shows up. I have done ALL of your suggestions!!!! Fix what you have first! Stop adding to this boat anchor of a program! Writing good code means dotting all of your "i's" and crossing all of your "t's". You didn't do this here!
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I am only a Jr. Member but I agree with TheOwner. Avast is way too busy. The UI takes way too long to load and show up in my system tray. Nobody there thinks that this is an issue. Why? Because they all have $$$$ and can afford systems with lots of RAM and terabytes of HD space! This isn't why people want or need an antivirus program. Hell, why even buy one - just cut your internet connection! I can't do anything with my machine until the UI finally shows up. I have done ALL of your suggestions!!!! Fix what you have first! Stop adding to this boat anchor of a program! Writing good code means dotting all of your "i's" and crossing all of your "t's". You didn't do this here!
Showing up on the system tray and being active are two totally different entities.
Avast is resident very early on in the boot process protecting your system.
The UI is probably at the end of the process because it really isn't that important to access the UI.
I usually never open the UI unless I'm answering a question.
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I think the new firewall should be better.
Avast Firewall does not warn the user when someone is scanning the ports of the computer. Probably a bug or something.
We should be able to add files manually to the sensitive data shield.
We should be able to see the CommunityIQ current threat statistics.
Avast had its own password manager before. It was an okay product but I think it should come back. I read all the problem with Avast's old password manager and why it is tactically bad. But you may want to add the password manager feature with Avast Breachguard. Yall were also talking about that too. It would be really great.
We agree that the firewall should be strengthened and also in the free version add some security features for example enable protection against port scan attacks.
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I also suggest adding a courtesy page (same as the one activated with the Avast Security On Line browser extension) when accessing a dangerous website... the white error page is not nice...
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Favorite new feature:
A forum.avast website that was reliable.
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For the free version, remove the nagware... They're useless anyway!
If you want, switch to the paid version, otherwise stay with the free one. ;)
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Good morning AVAST people, I would like, if AVAST had the progress bar in the update, it was again marking the percentage of how much is left to finish and the amount of MB left to finish this information would be of high value, very important because in the way I don't know if it's downloading, I only see a line moving, and that's bad.
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Good morning AVAST people, I would like, if AVAST had the progress bar in the update, it was again marking the percentage of how much is left to finish and the amount of MB left to finish this information would be of high value, very important because in the way I don't know if it's downloading, I only see a line moving, and that's bad.
The amount of fill on that line tells you how far the installation has progressed.
If the bar stops moving, that's when I would have a problem.
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But I'm talking about putting a percentage % and the amount of MB so that we all know the percussion, the largest example could be the same as ESET NOD32.
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But I'm talking about putting a percentage % and the amount of MB so that we all know the percussion, the largest example could be the same as ESET NOD32.
In all honesty that figure would be no different than a slider, how they figure out how much and how far a scan has got is always going to be pretty much a best guess estimate.
Whatever is doing this has to know many things to be even close to accurate, total data on the disk/area being scanned, are the files compressed, what type of scan is being done, etc. etc.
You would get to know from previous scans 'roughly' how long this takes and you shouldn't stat a scan if you need to use the computer during this time. I never sit and watch progress of a scan, I'm getting on with other things.
Finally, running on-demand scans on a system with an on-access antivirus scanner is much depreciated as most of the scan content would be scanned if active or would have been dormant (until active). I rarely run on-demand scans, outside of in relation to forum topics.
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Good afternoon, I'm talking to put this when doing a database update manually not a scanning on demand
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Good afternoon, I'm talking to put this when doing a database update manually not a scanning on demand
Sorry thought you were talking about scans.
and at first you mentioned "I would like, if AVAST had the progress bar in the update", buy now clarify this is for a manual virus definitions update in the quote above.
For me the duration of an update, even then you go on to say a database update.
I would have to ask why you would even need to do that ?
Given the multiple regular virus definition updates, not to mention the streaming updates, the database at that point would very up to date.
This I feel isn't something that many regular Avast users would be doing, so I rather doubt Avast would consider this a worthwhile enterprise.
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Good afternoon, I'm talking to put this when doing a database update manually not a scanning on demand
Sorry thought you were talking about scans.
and at first you mentioned "I would like, if AVAST had the progress bar in the update", buy now clarify this is for a manual virus definitions update in the quote above.
For me the duration of an update, even then you go on to say a database update.
I would have to ask why you would even need to do that ?
Given the multiple regular virus definition updates, not to mention the streaming updates, the database at that point would very up to date.
This I feel isn't something that many regular Avast users would be doing, so I rather doubt Avast would consider this a worthwhile enterprise.
There is even some topic that was created by another user he giving him the reasons. Look how interesting is the return of the progress bar or even the percentage showing and the amount of download MB that has the update.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=324197.0
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Good afternoon, I'm talking to put this when doing a database update manually not a scanning on demand
Sorry thought you were talking about scans.
and at first you mentioned "I would like, if AVAST had the progress bar in the update", buy now clarify this is for a manual virus definitions update in the quote above.
For me the duration of an update, even then you go on to say a database update.
I would have to ask why you would even need to do that ?
Given the multiple regular virus definition updates, not to mention the streaming updates, the database at that point would very up to date.
This I feel isn't something that many regular Avast users would be doing, so I rather doubt Avast would consider this a worthwhile enterprise.
There is even some topic that was created by another user he giving him the reasons. Look how interesting is the return of the progress bar or even the percentage showing and the amount of download MB that has the update.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=324197.0
It isn't clear is this is a virus definitions update or a program update being done manually as a program update could also check/update the virus definitions.
However, that user said "If it takes 5 minutes to update" and ""Checking For Virus Definitions..."" so it isn't clear if this is a full program update and or virus definitions. It could be stalled/trouble in connecting for virus definitions update
In all honesty progress bar or percentage or time remaining, isn't going to speed things up. You would just be sat looking at a stationary progress bar/percentage/time remaining.
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Good afternoon, I'm talking to put this when doing a database update manually not a scanning on demand
Sorry thought you were talking about scans.
and at first you mentioned "I would like, if AVAST had the progress bar in the update", buy now clarify this is for a manual virus definitions update in the quote above.
For me the duration of an update, even then you go on to say a database update.
I would have to ask why you would even need to do that ?
Given the multiple regular virus definition updates, not to mention the streaming updates, the database at that point would very up to date.
This I feel isn't something that many regular Avast users would be doing, so I rather doubt Avast would consider this a worthwhile enterprise.
There is even some topic that was created by another user he giving him the reasons. Look how interesting is the return of the progress bar or even the percentage showing and the amount of download MB that has the update.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=324197.0
It isn't clear is this is a virus definitions update or a program update being done manually as a program update could also check/update the virus definitions.
However, that user said "If it takes 5 minutes to update" and ""Checking For Virus Definitions..."" so it isn't clear if this is a full program update and or virus definitions. It could be stalled/trouble in connecting for virus definitions update
In all honesty progress bar or percentage or time remaining, isn't going to speed things up. You would just be sat looking at a stationary progress bar/percentage/time remaining.
From what I understood, I think the progress bar with the information and for updating the database and to update the program
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I've yet to see an accurate bar of any kind on any program or app.
They also take resources so probably slow down the overall process.
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I've yet to see an accurate bar of any kind on any program or app.
They also take resources so probably slow down the overall process.
I couldn't agree more and as I have said before in Reply #91 - Whatever is doing this has to know many things to be even close to accurate, total data on the disk/area being scanned, are the files compressed, what type of scan is being done, etc. etc.
Running on-demand scans on a system with an on-access antivirus scanner is much depreciated as most of the scan content would be scanned if active or would have been dormant (until active). I rarely run on-demand scans, outside of in relation to forum topics.
I really no interest in gimmicks, features like this.
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Hi,
the "sensitive data" shield lets us add a file to be protected.
Couldn't we add an entire folder (+ subfolders) as is possible with the "anti-ransomware" shield?
As far as I'm concerned, all my sensitive data (around 3,000 files) are listed in the same folder, and I often have to add files manually because the shield doesn't detect some of them (neither with smart scan).
Moreover, when the list is large, it's very difficult to know whether a particular file is included (there's no possibility of sorting).
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what ever happened to buying avast premium for mulitple devices. this pricing for indivdual computors is BS. who the hell can afford that.
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Is this thing ever going to have support for the brave browser for password protection?
Here you go:
https://www.avast.com/en-us/premium-security#pc
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Support for VIVALDI BROWSER for password protection
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Support for VIVALDI BROWSER for password protection
Posting in an ancient thread makes no sense.
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I wish Avast would make a real-time MAP website like KASPERSKY as the link below shows.
https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/pt
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I wish Avast would make a real-time MAP website like KASPERSKY as the link below shows.
https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/pt
To what end, how would this help the user ?
Who is to be able to check the accuracy of these figures/graphic ?
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I wish Avast would make a real-time MAP website like KASPERSKY as the link below shows.
https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/pt (https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/pt)
Sorry looks like a waste of time and energy to me.
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I wish Avast would make a real-time MAP website like KASPERSKY as the link below shows.
https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/pt (https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/pt)
Sorry looks like a waste of time and energy to me.
Sorry, no more and it's up to you to do it.
So what does it cost to have this new option for the product.
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I wish Avast would make a real-time MAP website like KASPERSKY as the link below shows.
https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/pt
To what end, how would this help the user ?
Who is to be able to check the accuracy of these figures/graphic ?
The Kaspersky team has these doubts about your question.
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I wish Avast would make a real-time MAP website like KASPERSKY as the link below shows.
https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/pt
To what end, how would this help the user ?
Who is to be able to check the accuracy of these figures/graphic ?
The Kaspersky team has these doubts about your question.
Oh they have doubts, I have doubts at just how helpful this is to your average user.
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I wish Avast would make a real-time MAP website like KASPERSKY as the link below shows.
https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/pt
To what end, how would this help the user ?
Who is to be able to check the accuracy of these figures/graphic ?
The Kaspersky team has these doubts about your question.
Oh they have doubts, I have doubts at just how helpful this is to your average user.
What I meant is that they can clear up any doubts you have. :)
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I wish Avast would make a real-time MAP website like KASPERSKY as the link below shows.
https://cybermap.kaspersky.com/pt
To what end, how would this help the user ?
Who is to be able to check the accuracy of these figures/graphic ?
The Kaspersky team has these doubts about your question.
Oh they have doubts, I have doubts at just how helpful this is to your average user.
What I meant is that they can clear up any doubts you have. :)
I simply don't see the use this is for the average user. I think we already know there are many malware events, is seeing it a live graphic form going to help the average user.
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It will help to know where in the world the most attacks are happening as it explains the types of attacks that are:
OAS - Verification upon access
OAS (On-Access Scan) presents the malware detection flow during access scanning, that is, when objects are accessed by opening, copying, executing or saving operations.
ODS - On-Demand Scanner
ODS (On Demand Scanner) presents the malware detection flow during on-demand scanning when the user manually selects "Scan for viruses".
WAV - Web Antivirus
WAV (Web Anti-Virus) presents the malware detection flow in the antivirus scanning process when a website's html page opens or a download is initiated. It checks the ports specified in the program settings.
MAV - Email Antivirus
MAV tracks the malware detection flow during antivirus analysis when new objects appear in an email application (Outlook, The Bat, Thunderbird). MAV checks OES incoming messages and calls when saving attachments to a disk
VUL - vulnerability check
VUL (Vulnerability Check) presents the vulnerability detection flow.
BAD - Botnet Activity Detection
BAD (Botnet Activity Detection) shows statistics on identified IP addresses of DDoS-attack victims and botnet C&C servers. These statistics are sourced from the DDoS Intelligence system (part of the Kaspersky DDoS Protection solution).
RMW – Ransomware
RMW (Ransomware) shows the ransomware detection level
IDS - Intrusion Detection Check
IDS (Intrusion Detection System) shows detection flow network attacks.
NOTE: With all of this being signaled on a map, the user will even know which countries in the graphs are being affected or even know which threat is being most frequent in the region the person is in, preventing users from being able to remain alert.
Apart from the graphical reports that are shown.
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Sorry but it's still useless information to the average user.
Others already know where to find the information if they are interested.
Certainly not something that's needed.
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If it weren't necessary, would other companies like eset, bitdefender and Kaspersky be wrong?
Do you really think she would take the time to develop these maps for users with the information I mentioned above?
I do not think so; so I think Avast could do the same.
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If it weren't necessary, would other companies like eset, bitdefender and Kaspersky be wrong?
Do you really think she would take the time to develop these maps for users with the information I mentioned above?
I do not think so; so I think Avast could do the same.
I personally feel it is more flash (a bit like look at how good we are) than useful to the average user.
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kkkkkk, I understand what you're saying, but it would be nice to have this option, it enhances the AVAST brand with several resources.
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kkkkkk, I understand what you're saying, but it would be nice to have this option, it enhances the AVAST brand with several resources.
But would that make you go towards the product that does that.
For me the numbers of people that might be interested in that flash would be very small.
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According to the Kaspersky forum, there are several people who go to this MAP to check what risks they have in their place where they live, this is quite important.
NOTE: Because you are against the improvement of the brand's product, I am just contributing about the product as the topic says to talk about product improvements I said agoar, but there are several people speaking against it, but it was not supposed to be an opinion of the avas team that I should see if it's worth it or not, I don't understand these comments based on what I said?
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yes. avast team should have to make like kaspersky
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yes. avast team should have to make like kaspersky
That's what I'm trying to tell people here.
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note to tell people rather we have to tell to avast. if avast do like kasperksy,bitdefender,trendmicro etc. then avast users will increase dramatecally soon
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It would be a good idea to tell it here.
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yea it is
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Beautiful!!!! :D :D :D
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=325983.0
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note to tell people rather we have to tell to avast. if avast do like kasperksy,bitdefender,trendmicro etc. then avast users will increase dramatecally soon
I rather doubt this would have the 'dramatic' impact the you think.
You're average user just doesn't go looking for things like this, they want an antivirus to do its job and protect them. This is more your security interested user that may go looking for trends.
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I suggest adding automatic scanning of USB drives when they are inserted.
Since a lot of malware is spread via USB it would be nice to have automatic scanning of USB drives, so add the possibility of letting the user choose whether to activate the on-demand scan notification (as is already present now) and the automatic scan possibly with the customizable settings.
Kaspersky and Bitdafender already have this feature. ;)
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Isn't that function there already, see attached image.
Also The File System Shield would also scan any activated file and this would include USB drives.
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I suggest that when updating the database, this green band does not appear going from one side to the other.
It could be a progress bar, loading and showing the percentage.
If you want to know the details, look at the ESET NOD32. There is a perfect progress bar there.
This Avast loading bar makes it very ugly when you put it to update.
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"Limited mode" in notification settings should show pup-up with results, when file is scanned trough context menu in Windows Explorer and block pop-up, when "new network" is scanned automatically. In principle is the same, as background scanning of files or websites and it should alert only, when is something vulnerable discovered.
So in short:
"Limited mode" should block offers, ads and unnecessary pop-ups like "new network" scan.
"Limited mode" should show pop-up with scan results, when I manually scan file/folder/drive in explorer context menu.
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Is this currently available?
I confermed.
"Limitate" impostation of notifications non view commercial offers
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Is this currently available?
I confermed.
"Limitate" impostation of notifications non view commercial offers
Yes with new version of Avast Free edition.