Avast Premium Security: Sensitive Data Shield not work.

[kubasinski13]

Avast Sensitive Data Shield scanner isn't working properly. I've made example files with ID, credit card details and something else, next i've used scanner to detect sensitive data, of course avast scanned all, but didn't find it them. I've placed files in My Documents folder with .txt extension, and tried 4 times with many ways such as: moving files, renaming them, adding some data in them, and nothing else happened, avast didn't detect any sensitive files. This is scam shield, don't work, or it's bugged and not working properly. Screenshot below.

[DavidR]

Are you saying that you changed the file type or they were already in .txt format  ?

Whilst I don't use Avast Premier and by association the Sensitive Data Shield, so I don't know if .txt files would be considered possible sensitive data regardless of the file name given.

Like the Ransomware Shield, it protects certain folders by default but you can also add other folders, can you do that with the Sensitive Data Shield  ?

[r@vast]

Avast Sensitive Data Shield scanner isn't working properly. I've made example files with ID, credit card details and something else, next i've used scanner to detect sensitive data, of course avast scanned all, but didn't find it them. I've placed files in My Documents folder with .txt extension, and tried 4 times with many ways such as: moving files, renaming them, adding some data in them, and nothing else happened, avast didn't detect any sensitive files. This is scam shield, don't work, or it's bugged and not working properly. Screenshot below.

Hi,

Please see the FAQ under "Which files does Sensitive Data Shield protect?" https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/39/

[r00tweakerz]

Avast Sensitive Data Shield scanner isn't working properly. I've made example files with ID, credit card details and something else, next i've used scanner to detect sensitive data, of course avast scanned all, but didn't find it them. I've placed files in My Documents folder with .txt extension, and tried 4 times with many ways such as: moving files, renaming them, adding some data in them, and nothing else happened, avast didn't detect any sensitive files. This is scam shield, don't work, or it's bugged and not working properly. Screenshot below.

Hi,

Please see the FAQ under "Which files does Sensitive Data Shield protect?" https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/39/

The problem is, sensitive data scanner module seems like it is really not working properly, I can say that because of my experience too. I have some pdf files that they are actually contain sensitive data like IDs, Health reports, etc. but sensitive data scanner does not catch them. Even they have sensitive names like eg. "Health Certificate.pdf" or "Citizenship Identity Card.pdf", Avast was not able to spot them, at least that was my experience.

Even if it can't find them, at least we should be able to add them manually under sensitive data shield. And seems like we can't add files manually to sensitive data shield. I think that should come as a feature too. 

[r@vast]

The problem is, sensitive data scanner module seems like it is really not working properly, I can say that because of my experience too. I have some pdf files that they are actually contain sensitive data like IDs, Health reports, etc. but sensitive data scanner does not catch them. Even they have sensitive names like eg. "Health Certificate.pdf" or "Citizenship Identity Card.pdf", Avast was not able to spot them, at least that was my experience.

Even if it can't find them, at least we should be able to add them manually under sensitive data shield. And seems like we can't add files manually to sensitive data shield. I think that should come as a feature too.

Hi,

Can you please create a full dump of the main instance of AvastUI.exe process? It should be created after performing sensitive files search, when the following screen is displayed (screenshot 1). The best way to dump the AvastUI process is using the built-in Windows Task Manager. The main UI instance is always the first process in the Avast Antivirus group (screenshot 2).
Then upload the file to our FTP: https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/ftp-file-upload/#idt_020

[r00tweakerz]

The problem is, sensitive data scanner module seems like it is really not working properly, I can say that because of my experience too. I have some pdf files that they are actually contain sensitive data like IDs, Health reports, etc. but sensitive data scanner does not catch them. Even they have sensitive names like eg. "Health Certificate.pdf" or "Citizenship Identity Card.pdf", Avast was not able to spot them, at least that was my experience.

Even if it can't find them, at least we should be able to add them manually under sensitive data shield. And seems like we can't add files manually to sensitive data shield. I think that should come as a feature too.

Hi,

Can you please create a full dump of the main instance of AvastUI.exe process? It should be created after performing sensitive files search, when the following screen is displayed (screenshot 1). The best way to dump the AvastUI process is using the built-in Windows Task Manager. The main UI instance is always the first process in the Avast Antivirus group (screenshot 2).
Then upload the file to our FTP: https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/ftp-file-upload/#idt_020

Hello, I've uploaded the full dump file to you. it can't find files that are really important.

Also, as a suggestion, I think there should be an option to manually add these sensitive files. I didn't see any option to add files manually.

[r@vast]

Hello, I've uploaded the full dump file to you. it can't find files that are really important.

Also, as a suggestion, I think there should be an option to manually add these sensitive files. I didn't see any option to add files manually.

Hi,

Thank you.
Our developers are looking into this.