Author Topic: Avast deletes browser addon without letting ME decide.  (Read 966 times)

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Offline Bosco123456

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Avast deletes browser addon without letting ME decide.
« on: May 07, 2018, 02:08:53 AM »
It took a long time for me to trust the various scans on your computer scans as it will say "Repair issue" or something similar rather than "Find out more".
But on this forum when I queried this I was told that one will be told what the issue is specifically and one can then decide what to do.
So I started clicking on "Fix this" and it would SHOW me what the issue is.

But I recently did a "Smart Scan" and it told me that my browser had a bad/questionable addon/extension.
So I clicked on "Fix issue" (or similar wording) and it then said "Addon (or "Extension") Deleted".

Really!
When I do one of your scans and it finds what it considers to be issues, I cannot find out first what the issue is and make my own decision.

We all have Microsoft to behave in this bullying overreaching manner, I don't expect this from Avast and you shouldn't be doing this.

This is outrageous behavior on the part of Avast.
« Last Edit: May 07, 2018, 02:11:42 AM by Bosco123456 »

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Re: Avast deletes browser addon without letting ME decide.
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2018, 04:57:48 PM »
You're comparing apples to oranges.
The first instance was to let you know what the problem was.
The second, it had already told you what the problem was and when you told it to fix it, it did,
The only way to fix a bad extension, is to delete or remove it.

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Re: Avast deletes browser addon without letting ME decide.
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2018, 09:49:33 PM »
What is the name of the deleted extension?
Windows 10 Home 64-bit 22H2 Microsoft Windows Defender - Windows 11 Home 23H2 - Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Avast Premier Security version 24.4.6112 (build 24.4.9067.762) UI version 1.0.803