Author Topic: Program Update installs unwanted things  (Read 1597 times)

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ChromeisBad

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Program Update installs unwanted things
« on: May 30, 2013, 07:27:28 PM »
I paid for an avast subscription, Now I get treated like this forcing a chrome install inside a program update, I DON'T USE IT DON'T WANT IT NO HEADS UP WERE GIVEN ABOUT THIS


NEEDS!!!!! A DIALOGUE WINDOW WITH A CHECKBOX!!!! install Chrome NOOOOO!!!!

Jeez Force it down someone else.

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Re: Program Update installs unwanted things
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2013, 07:39:14 PM »
Yours is but a long line of complaints. Personally I have always seen the "opt-out" screen.
This was supposedly fixed with the 8.0.1489 release.
Try a clean install of v8.0.1489. You should either see the screen during the install or after the reboot.  :)
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