Avast and AVG Browser Extensions Spying On Chrome and Firefox Users

[Asyn]

@mageeanthony36 post:11

So is Avast Antitrack Premium affected? ty

Nope.

[Asyn]

@chrisjaroc post:13

Why Google is removing these useful extensions from Chrome Webstore?

→ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/avast-online-security/gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki?hl=en

[voyager.100]

@Asyn post:22

@chrisjaroc post:13

Why Google is removing these useful extensions from Chrome Webstore?

→ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/avast-online-security/gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki?hl=en

Hello
Finally, I deleted the extension, I emptied the caches, then reinstalled Avast online security.
It seems to be working .
thank you

[voyager.100]

@DavidR post:19

@voyager.100 post:16

Whenever I authorize it, Chrome disconnects it: https://imgur.com/a/r9ZpHh5 I don't know how to post a capture here

When you are in the Reply window, click the ‘Attachments and other options’ below the window to expand and allow attachments.

Thank you, I understood

[voyager.100]

I’m sorry to insist, but Chrome has blocked Avast Online Security again.

I have no problem with Firefox

The times indicated in the notification area are those of Paris

[Asyn]

@voyager.100 post:25

I’m sorry to insist, but Chrome has blocked Avast Online Security again.

Hi, I forwarded it…

[Asyn]

@Asyn post:26

@voyager.100 post:25

I’m sorry to insist, but Chrome has blocked Avast Online Security again.

Hi, I forwarded it…

Dev-Info: All our Chrome extensions were recently taken down what caused that the extensions were automatically disabled on user side putting there the warning message in extension options in Chrome. This was recently resolved with Google and both extension (Avast SafePrice/AOS) are back in store. It takes some hours to get autoactivated again.

[fssbob2]

This was recently resolved with Google and both extension (Avast SafePrice/AOS) are back in store.

The Avast Online Security extension is available again in the store, but my installed copy still has a big "This extension violates the Chrome Web Store policy." plastered across it, and Chrome keeps disabling it.

[Michael529]

I had a somewhat similar experience yesterday but the message cleared after re-installing AOS (probably unnecessarily) and then re-starting Chrome. The Avast extension is currently installed on my copy of Chrome and there is now no message.

[fssbob2]

I started to say it was now gone, but I just hadn’t waited long enough. It now has the message and is disabled again.

[Michael529]

I have version 19.4.433.

Fun, fun: I’m now seeing what you are seeing. I started Chrome (which was happy yesterday) and left it for a bit tonight and there was the message again! I then closed Chrome and restarted it, and initially got no message. Left it a bit longer (as you did) - about 5 minutes - and hello message!

Whatever is happening doesn’t look to me to be a problem with our systems. I suspect an issue at Google that Avast might want to mention to them.

[voyager.100]

Good morning all.
I see that we are all in the same situation.
One moment, I’m there.
The moment after, I’m not there anymore
:-\

[bob3160]

Avast has been notified.

[voyager.100]

@ bob3160
True.
Can you imagine that today, when turning on my PCs, this extension was back in Chrome without my intervention ???

[bob3160]

@voyager.100 post:34

@ bob3160
True.
Can you imagine that today, when turning on my PCs, this extension was back in Chrome without my intervention ???

Problem has been solved.

[JAE42]

I’m not surprised at all of this revelation. Big Data is big business. $$$$$

[bob3160]

@JAE42 post:36

I’m not surprised at all of this revelation. Big Data is big business. $$$$$

Without knowing how the problem was resolved, that’s not a fair assumption on your part.

[MartinZ]

Hello,

we worked together with Mozilla and Google to get the extensions re-published. Now we have the extensions live again in both browsers. We also introduced a new Privacy Policy providing more detail about what data we collect and how we process it.

[bob3160]

@MartinZ post:38

Hello,

we worked together with Mozilla and Google to get the extensions re-published. Now we have the extensions live again in both browsers. We also introduced a new Privacy Policy providing more detail about what data we collect and how we process it.

https://www.avast.com/en-us/privacy-policy

[chrisjaroc]

I just search and found there are 2 Avast extensions including Avast SafePrice and Avast Online Security. Which extension was removed from Chrome Web Store ?