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Offline sonicturbulent

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Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« on: November 22, 2022, 04:27:26 AM »
Basically it is the same symptom with
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=246353.0
this post.

Running from Windows 10. When I open the Avast secure browser, it is automatically instantly closed. This happens from today, and it was fine until yesterday.

Run as admin did not work.
Uninstall & reinstall did not work.

Offline Misha Zekovova

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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2022, 10:34:02 AM »
Hello,
could you please share with us your Diagnostic information if that's possible?

1. Open the browser and click on the menu icon (3 dots in upright corner)
2. Click on “Help and About Avast Secure Browser” and then “About Avast Secure Browser”
3. Click on “Diagnostic Information” (this will open a pop-up window)
4. Click the “COPY TO CLIPBOARD” button to capture the information and paste it here.

Thank you and sorry for inconvenience caused!

Offline sonicturbulent

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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2022, 11:57:23 PM »
I can't. The avast browser is instantly closed less than 1 second after I open it. I cannot even attempt to click menu icon.

Offline Luukjr

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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2022, 07:16:09 PM »
I can't. The avast browser is instantly closed less than 1 second after I open it. I cannot even attempt to click menu icon.

Perhaps un-installing Chrome, running Malwarebytes to clean up the malware, and re-installing Chrome does the trick.
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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2022, 03:25:06 PM »
Hello,
i have the same problem since last week.
I thought possibly the next update will change something, but it didn't.

It is possible to open the secure browser, but not the banking mode.
The window closing directly, when I try to start the function (any way).

Enclosed you can find my diagnostic data from secure browser outside banking mode:

executable_path=C:\Program Files (x86)\AVAST Software\Browser\Application\AvastBrowser.exe
profile_path=C:\Users\Admin123\AppData\Local\AVAST Software\Browser\User Data\Default
os_version=Windows 10 v21H2 (x64)
av_engines=Avast Antivirus, AMSI - Avast IAntimalwareProvider implementation
active_av_engine=Avast Antivirus
av_version=22.12.6044
urlscanner_version=1.9.0.367
mimic_version=v0.1.24-c1a08c4
host_prefix=
browser_version=108.0.19614.99 (Official Build (64-bit))
cgid=212
cid=2103
uid=74d94ae357214b9589ead22d9452dc5d

Channel: stable
OS language: de-de
Browser language: de
Search Engine URL: https://www.bing.com/search?pc=CBHS&ptag=N{bing:campaignId}D{bing:installDate}A9DFA1A1FF2&form={bing:formCode}&conlogo=CT3210127&q={searchTerms}
Omaha version: 1.8.1065.0

Enabled extensions:
ahfgeienlihckogmohjhadlkjgocpleb : Web Store : 0.2
dmfdacibleoapmpfdgonigdfinmekhgp : Avast SecureLine VPN : 2.1.0.330
ekmkelgimdicdgkflkakgmjcghgpdnji : Messaging : 1.14.0.428
jfijboeaeajnoejbcdbhejlnmhepeige : NTP-Erweiterung : 3.12.168
kdhipfbocahipinepiahppeionfbahlg : Avast Video-Downloader : 2.7.174
lhnnoklckomcfdlknmjaenoodlpfdclc : Avast Bank Mode : 1.3.0.57
mecokbmnofclapimmlnfegiohceoaocc : Avast Performance Manager : 1.2.220
mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai : Chrome PDF Viewer : 1
nkeimhogjdpnpccoofpliimaahmaaome : Google Hangouts : 1.3.21
onochehmbbbmkaffnheflmfpfjgppblm : Avast Privacy Guard : 2.8.353

Disabled extensions:
beghmmhchncjignfbfnemngnlnjdmbcb : Avast Anti-Fingerprinting : 2.6.224
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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2022, 12:16:09 AM »
The Banking Mode problem has been reported to Avast.
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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2022, 03:36:34 PM »
Banking Mode appears to work again.
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Offline Misha Zekovova

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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2022, 12:11:02 PM »
Hello,
the Bank Mode issue still appears when Secure Browser is not set as default browser. We are working on this and the issue will be hopefully solved soon.
Sorry for inconvenience caused and thank you for reporting!

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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2022, 11:40:31 PM »
Hello,
the Bank Mode issue still appears when Secure Browser is not set as default browser. We are working on this and the issue will be hopefully solved soon.
Sorry for inconvenience caused and thank you for reporting!
Bank Mode is working for me without Secure Browser set as the default browser. Google is my default browser.
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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2022, 06:51:10 PM »
Hello,

I did some tests.
Since I have avast secure browser I always leave edge as my default browser even if I never use it. With edge as the default browser, bank mode does not open, with secure browser as the default browser, bank mode opens and in bank mode, secure browser is used.
With google chrome by default, I just put it for the test, the bank mode opens but it is google chrome which is used in the bank mode. I don't know if this is normal for google chrome in bank mode, I never set google chrome to default before this test.

I have windows 10 latest build 19045.2364.

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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2022, 11:39:08 PM »
Hello,

I did some tests.
Since I have avast secure browser I always leave edge as my default browser even if I never use it. With edge as the default browser, bank mode does not open, with secure browser as the default browser, bank mode opens and in bank mode, secure browser is used.
With google chrome by default, I just put it for the test, the bank mode opens but it is google chrome which is used in the bank mode. I don't know if this is normal for google chrome in bank mode, I never set google chrome to default before this test.

I have windows 10 latest build 19045.2364.
It's a bug that Avast will be fixing. See the following https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=322019.msg1697186#msg1697186
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Re: Avast Browser is instantly closed when I open it.
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2022, 12:53:33 PM »
I can confirm the behavior as soon as Firefox is configured as standard browser.
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