Author Topic: avast Browser Cleanup Tool Q  (Read 4007 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Chim

  • Avast Evangelist
  • Advanced Poster
  • ***
  • Posts: 1151
avast Browser Cleanup Tool Q
« on: March 12, 2013, 03:44:18 PM »
Does the avast Browser Cleanup Tool search for and remove only Toolbars that are deemed possibly dangerous?

Yesterday I ran it on my sister's computer and it declared it clean.
At that point, Incredibar and IMVU Toolbar were still in my sister's computer.  I subsequently manually removed them with Revo Uninstaller.

So ARE Incredibar and IMVU Toolbar something that the avast Browser Toolbar was supposed to have detected and removed?  Does avast need to add those 2 Toolbars to the Tool's list?  Or are they not considered dangerous and that's why they were purposely skipped?
Dell Optiplex 780 / Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00 GHz / 4 Gig RAM / Windows XP Pro 32-Bit SP3 / Panda Dome  Free 18.07.00 / MBAM / SAS / NetZero Dial Up / Maxthon MX5 5.2.5.4000

Offline Asyn

  • Avast Überevangelist
  • Certainly Bot
  • *****
  • Posts: 76037
    • >>>  Avast Forum - Deutschsprachiger Bereich  <<<
Re: avast Browser Cleanup Tool Q
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2013, 04:31:25 PM »
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0

Offline abruptum

  • Massive Poster
  • ****
  • Posts: 2460
Re: avast Browser Cleanup Tool Q
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2013, 04:39:42 PM »
Browser Cleanup Tool is useless same as Software Updater.You
already have Revo Uninstaller.I also recommend AdwCleaner.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/AdwCleaner.shtml

Offline Chim

  • Avast Evangelist
  • Advanced Poster
  • ***
  • Posts: 1151
Re: avast Browser Cleanup Tool Q
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2013, 05:02:39 PM »
Alright, Asyn, I went and posted my comment over on the avast Browser Cleanup Tool Forum.

Thanks for the heads up.
Dell Optiplex 780 / Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00 GHz / 4 Gig RAM / Windows XP Pro 32-Bit SP3 / Panda Dome  Free 18.07.00 / MBAM / SAS / NetZero Dial Up / Maxthon MX5 5.2.5.4000

Offline Asyn

  • Avast Überevangelist
  • Certainly Bot
  • *****
  • Posts: 76037
    • >>>  Avast Forum - Deutschsprachiger Bereich  <<<
Re: avast Browser Cleanup Tool Q
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2013, 05:28:35 PM »
Alright, Asyn, I went and posted my comment over on the avast Browser Cleanup Tool Forum.

Thanks for the heads up.

NP Chim.
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0