Are these legitimate pop-ups from Avast?

system · 2014-06-18T16:13:55.000Z

In the last few days I have been receiving pop-ups that seem to be from Avast. They say “We have identified the following browser add-on which has a bad reputation among Avast users.” There is a prompt to remove the bad add-on. I have run scans but nothing shows, yet the warning still appears. Of course I would like to accept, but as I have never seen this before I am concerned. What should I do?

Pondus · 2014-06-18T16:27:22.000Z

yes … and there are several posts about it here

system · 2014-06-18T17:52:39.000Z

This is Bull$t. This popup is unwanted. I do NOT have this software loaded. Also if you try to run, it want to load Yahoo has your search engine. It doesn’t allow you to run this feature without accepting the Yahoo search. This is CRAP!!!

Pondus · 2014-06-18T17:55:10.000Z

As we have posted several times around this forum, any avast module you dont want can be removed…

essexboy · 2014-06-18T17:56:00.000Z

Speeddial is a hidden addon in all browsers and is not something you want

Yep there is a problem with the reset of main search provider but that is being worked on

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[*]Close all open programs and internet browsers.
[*]Double click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool.
[*]Click on Scan.
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[*]Please post the content of that logfile with your next answer.
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