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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Gargamel360 on April 13, 2010, 05:47:59 AM

Title: Keylogger protection?
Post by: Gargamel360 on April 13, 2010, 05:47:59 AM

I've read a couple times that avast! has no keylogger protection/detection, can anyone confirm this ???

Title: Re: Keylogger protection?
Post by: Lisandro on April 13, 2010, 05:51:19 AM

It's not true.
There are keyloggers detected by the residents. For sure.
There are keyloggers detected as PUPs (potential unwanted programs). Maybe.

Title: Re: Keylogger protection?
Post by: Gargamel360 on April 13, 2010, 05:54:23 AM

Ok, thanks :)

Title: Re: Keylogger protection?
Post by: Chris Thomas on April 13, 2010, 10:07:10 AM

False,

One of the biggest problem I have with Avast is this

It doesn't detect any professional Keyloggers like Refog as a malware

But Malwarebytes does