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Consumer Products => Avast Driver Updater => Topic started by: desbest on February 28, 2023, 04:36:06 PM

Title: Avast blog article that reviews competitors, is leading to PUP and viruses
Post by: desbest on February 28, 2023, 04:36:06 PM

Avast blog article that reviews competitors, is leading to PUP and viruses

I mean this blog post. (https://www.avast.com/c-best-driver-updater-pc)

(https://i.imgur.com/jeFP7Hv.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/5hkxRzf.png)

Here you can see other software made by the same company.

(https://i.imgur.com/7QmsGxO.png)

Title: Re: Avast blog article that reviews competitors, is leading to PUP and viruses
Post by: DavidR on February 28, 2023, 06:12:26 PM

Well Avast can't really be responsible for the content of other sites

What is interesting is that site, even though the link is for https - the site doesn't appear to have an https function (so my browser rejects it, per my settings) - it also doesn't appear to have been updated for some considerable time... 

So I would agree that should be removed from the Avast page and the page updated.

Also you say, PUPS and viruses?, PUPs aren't viruses per-say, what is wanted or unwanted is in the eyes of the beholder.

 

Title: Re: Avast blog article that reviews competitors, is leading to PUP and viruses
Post by: bob3160 on February 28, 2023, 06:35:42 PM

I see nothing within that article that leads to a virus.
If you can point that out, I'd be happy to forward the information on to Avast. Thanks
As far as PUP's, one persons utility could be another persons unwanted program.