Regardless, obviously they are playing with the definition of “ad” vs “offer”. Furthermore, if you have their free version, they say if you upgrade to the paid version they will remove the ads, well at least the pop-up adware. As it is, I was able to do a simple hack to disable the ads, but next time I think I’ll just use a pirated copy, ha.Īlso, the paid version of Qihoo’s 360 Total Security has ads (so-called offers from partners) that are hidden among the software’s features. I think they should at least give me the option to pay more to not have any adware. For example, Corel PaintShop Pro X9 has adware including pop-ups when the program is closed! A few folks have complained on their forums, but just a few! Sadly, I guess most folks just think this is normal now. Yeah, Avast needs to die.įor now I’ll still keep using CCleaner, but I guess I don’t need it with BleachBit.Īs for adware installed software it’s a thing now for even paid software. I know people who still RELIGIOUSLY install ZoneAlarm, Avast, Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash and Shockwave, Silverlight, CCleaner, AdAware, K-Lite Codecpack, WinRAR, VLC and goddamn WINAMP on Windows 10…The list is endless and scary…Some even install two antivirus programs, you know, to be double-safe! The same people turn off Windows Update because “those updates just break my printer and one even deleted my cat wallpaper!” And because “I have always done it that way!!!”. It really is time to say goodbye to Avast AND CCleaner among many many other programs that used to be stalwarts in every Windows install since days of XP. Maybe people THINK its a good AV because it flags every file as a virus =) Usability: ZERO Level of security: ONE. On top of all that, the Avast interface is garbage and all settings are a maze and Avast is notorious for a staggering amount of false positives. Windows 10 drove many users away from Avast, Chromebooks and Linux are gaining ground and the superbloated dinosaur Avast isn’t doing itself any favours by shoving itself down users throats all over the place. Now is this because Avast in 2017 is buggy or a frontrunner in all things safe, or is Avast a company in crisis-mode where every unsuspecting user clicking updateupdateupdateagreeagreeokokokok means more money in the bank? I think the latter. Also, there seems to be way more “important program updates” per year than back in the day. Even today, if a user is careful enough to choose the custom install option, and chooses just the modules he/she wants (I recommend file protection, nothing more), the next update installs more things he/she didn’t choose/want.

Then they started pushing Google Chrome installs and the default Avast install installed a gazillion modules that letsfaceit did nothing more than slowed down the computer.

Avast used to be an easily recommended choice forever.

Avast update problems december 2017