I updated to 23.11. First I did it through the UI Update function like usual, and then again with a clean install. I was curious to see if it would make a difference with the results i'm about to summarize, but it didn't so that was a waste of 20 or so minutes. But it provides peace of mind and settles that curiosity.
The Fake E-store Protection indeed does not appear to be its own standalone feature with its own settings, but there aren't even any settings contained in any of the shields that have to do with the Fake E-store protection. All the settings in the core shields are the same as they previously were. There are also no extensions or add-ons added to Chrome or any other browser (something Avast has done in the past). So this Fake E-store protection is indeed something that isn't visible or interactive.
Now, I can buy that the E-store protection is part of the Web Shield and is simply included and active when that shield is turned on. But where I start to question things is the New Survey not being anywhere on the UI, or at least anywhere I can find. I clicked into all of the tabs and couldn't find it. So either
1. I'm blind.
2. It's hard to find and I have to click into 7 or 8 things to find it
3. It's not an on-demand feature and will pop up periodically to fill out or respond to or
4. It's only available to Premium customers and that part was omitted in the release notes.
Otherwise, nothing bad to report about yet.
EDIT: Also, the version I have is 23.11.6090, which I suspected in the Beta thread though differs from that site with the mirror download. Build 23.11.8635.807.