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Re: Avast Free 913 MB in size
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2018, 04:53:57 AM »
Avast VPS team need to be more active on removing Old virus definition folders.It getting huge everyday.
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Re: Avast Free 913 MB in size
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2018, 10:02:45 AM »
Avast VPS team need to be more active on removing Old virus definition folders.It getting huge everyday.

You think ;)

I have been saying this for some time, the avast housekeeping needs updating/improved/debugged as there are other areas also that old files remain.
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Re: Avast Free 913 MB in size
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2018, 10:29:16 AM »
Now it is really a HDD resource hogging antivirus.(Sorry to say) for now.:(
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Re: Avast Free 913 MB in size
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2018, 01:35:02 PM »
Hey, my avast folder is 1,6GB... and I have SZBrowser in avast folder big over 400MB. What is this SZBrowser?

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Re: Avast Free 913 MB in size
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2018, 02:24:20 PM »
Hey, my avast folder is 1,6GB... and I have SZBrowser in avast folder big over 400MB. What is this SZBrowser?
It is SafeZone Browser but it is not available in new avast 18.2.2328.Are you using old version of avast!?
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Re: Avast Free 913 MB in size
« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2018, 03:05:39 PM »
No, I have latest update. Maybe it is of some old installation. Can I delete it manually?
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Re: Avast Free 913 MB in size
« Reply #21 on: March 04, 2018, 02:26:08 PM »
With the help of revo uninstaller I uninstall Safe Browser.