avast! Browser Cleanup Tool

[bob3160]

When I started the add-on, I received the following message:

I clicked on the Complete clean-up button I saw the following:



My default Home Page is the New Tabs page in Chrome
My default search is Chrome
Neither one is an option - The cleanup is hijacking my default settings 
Please fix this problem.


(The reason for the original message is because I refused to delete the chrome protection.)

[REDACTED]

Hi Bob.

I am not having your problem, but others are complaining the same behaviour.

https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=150781.msg1095717#msg1095717
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=150639.msg1094840#msg1094840
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=150776.msg1095683#msg1095683
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=150703.msg1095281#msg1095281

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"Nice" reviews by the users :

  http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Browser-Cleanup/3000-2144_4-75872295.html#rateit

This is going to be 3rd time that I'm uninstalling Browser Cleanup Tool,but this time I am not going to install it again.
I am tired of false positives and I said it before that rating system based on Avast community is just stupid.
I am experienced user and I know which add-ons are safe.
Also,now BCT has become homepage and search engine hijacker.I am done with BCT.

[bob3160]

As an update, I'm currently working with someone from Avast to resolve this problem.
Will post on any relevant results.

[bob3160]

As an update, I'm currently working with someone from Avast to resolve this problem.
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I've heard back from Avast. They have found the problem and the latest update seems to have fixed the Yahoo problem:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=150703.msg1096269#msg1096269

[mchain]

As an update, I'm currently working with someone from Avast to resolve this problem.
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I've heard back from Avast. They have found the problem and the latest update seems to have fixed the Yahoo problem:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=150703.msg1096269#msg1096269

Great!  I've simply ignored this issue in the past, as I know all extensions and add-ons running here are clean and safe to use.

Thanks.

[bob3160]

As an update, I'm currently working with someone from Avast to resolve this problem.
Will post on any relevant results.<$1alt="" title="" onresizestart="return false;" id="smiley__$2" style="padding: 0 3px 0 3px;" />

I've heard back from Avast. They have found the problem and the latest update seems to have fixed the Yahoo problem:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=150703.msg1096269#msg1096269

Great!  I've simply ignored this issue in the past, as I know all extensions and add-ons running here are clean and safe to use.

Thanks.

Ignoring a problem doesn't make it go away nor does it fix the problem....
Developers also can't fix a problem you simply ignore. They need to know about it first in order to fix it.