ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE MORE SERIOUS: I’M QUITTING THIS SOFTWARE NOW AND MAKING MT CUSTOMERS LEAVE IT ASAP.
IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE THAT YOU INSTALL SOFTWARE IN MY SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY AUTHORIZATION!!!
Fil, you were not carefull enaugh. Please have a look at this post.
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Avast isn’t the only ones that ask if you want to install google chrome ccleaner does it to ;D
+1 And avast is not the only software that have an opt-out option.
Anytime you install software a user should pay close attention to each step/screen. If you don’t you might end up with something you neither like nor want. 
I did use the opt out option!!! I installed avast 7 the day that it was released and I had no chrome on my system. I used avast for a while and now, today avast installed chrome on my system with its update process.
I can confirm what fil said is true. this newest update installed google chrome, even after I made sure the boxes were unchecked.
avast! the worst antivirus company about the problem in terms of. I don’t know the other antivirus offering advertising software and spyware in one. Only AVG offers their toolbar with LinkScanner.
People can mark off the installation of google chrome and change the default browser. Some people think that it’s necessary to install or warping to the Next quickly.
Would you be so kind and not at least let chrome or deselected?
Thank you very much!
Seriously dude, just uninstall Chrome. You’re saying like it installed the toughest rootkit that cannot possible be removed. It’s just a Chrome browser. Use Programs and Features option and remove it. It takes around 3 seconds of work… Sure it’s annoying but ppl make way too much fuss around unimportant things… :
It is totally unnecessary to avast! forcing something then people must uninstall. Here’s the principle. I’m sure some users away, personally I stopped avast! recommend. I am not installing it on the peoples computers. And if the licence avast! ending, I recommend another antivirus. 30-40 users is low for you, but others are glad for new users.
I really don’t like this behaviour. It’s a disgusting from avast!.
With such massive userbase it’s impossible to make everything work as expected, especially not the detection of Chrome if it’s installed or not, will be or has been. Me on the other hand never had the problem. Not with clean installs and not with latest updates through the updater. It never installed Chrome by itself. So clearly they aren’t doing it intentionally.
- Same here.
- +1
I thought this could be relevant to confirm what the OP said:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=100608.msg804411#msg804411
I unchecked the option to install Google Chrome.
I accidentally installed it once before, but I just went to the control panel and removed it.
To those concerned,
These kind of optional installs have been seen more and more lately for free software.
The optional nature of it should be clear from the onset. It has become part of free software marketing as it is to-day,
But the Google browser is not being forced upon you. Now some words to defend avast’s choice.
On a second thought consider that the Google browser IS more secure against malicious drive-by-downloads.
This is a fact, because it always comes with the latest updates and fully patched plug-ins for the browser.
It will install automatic updates for these plug-ins. Hordes of users that forget to regularly update their plug-in software
with other browser are still vulnerable. I cannot see why BlueE did not copy that particular Google Chrome browser behavior,
it is so much more secure for those that forget about third party software updates and patches, and there are many?
That is why malcreants cannot longer abuse these vulnerabilities when Google Chrome is used.
There are already signs that because of this malcious drive-by-download attacks became less popular,
and malcreants have to seek other ways like social engineering to get their malware installed.
So just test your OS and third party software here: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/
and then report back whether your Adobe Reader, Flash Player en Java on your computers was fully patched and updated.
Even the Google Chrome linux version now comes with a n inbuilt sandbox for Flash Player,
Google Chrome can be tweaked to your liking with Chrome Privacy Guard and numerous easy installable security add-ons.
polonus
fil & chiliconcarnage,
I’d like to understand the problem you’re describing.
A few question:
- Did you get the screen that keloo05 posted above? (it is supposed to be displayed after you reboot the system after applying the avast product update)
- If you did get it, did you uncheck the boxes prior to clicking the Finish button?
Thanks
Vlk
Hello, I am a avast free user. Today I updated avast and to my suprise; I see the Chrome icon on my desktop. I then see avast has updated to the latest version. Avast has installed chrome without my explicit permission. I did not get the opt out screen that keloo05 posted. I already have two browsers that I use (firefox and chromuim). Now uninstalling chrome may not be a big of a hassle. But, in the future iteration of avast, will I have to uninstall Chrome again and again? While this problem may affect a very small minority; a problem is still a problem. Nevertheless, I have not seen any major problems with this update. Thanks you for taking your time to read this.
Best,
Avastuser3331
I can confirm Fil’s issue.
The pop-up came up for an update. I X’ed out of it as I’d just turned my computer on quickly to check something and didn’t want to fuss with any updates. Next thing I know, I have an icon for Chrome on my desktop.
I am highly irritated. Add-on programs should never be installed without permission. I do not want Chrome as I disagree with the browser’s TOS. I have uninstalled it, but if this happens again I will be locating the appropriate governing body and lodging a complaint, as well as notifying all of my friends of Avast’s practices.
Hopefully this is just a blip. I have, in the past, enjoyed using Avast.
If I want Chrome or any other piece of SW, why can’t I be trusted to go and get it for myself?
Hi,
I can understand that people are not pleased to see something installed authorization :o
But as it was written in previous message, if people take care about each step of Avast install impossible to have Chrome installed himself.
I test several installation on 2 pc and eeepc and always see what i must do to avoid chrome installation.
So why complain, if people doesn’t look and read carefully :
And if by mistake it was installed, only remove it with ccleaner and for advanced user, look inside registry base to remove all part of google chrome.
Alas, Avast has shot itself in the foot.
There are a LOT of disgruntled users all over various forums. For example, see here …
http://forums.computeractive.co.uk/showthread.php?t=227326
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Have a look at the Avast screenshot within my first link … you have three install options …
Express Install … Large and prominent.
Compatible Install … Also Large and prominent.
Custom Install … Very Small with a faded indistinct colour.
You can’t really blame anyone for not noticing the Custom option, can you ?
This is an escalating disgraceful ploy by companies who patronisingly try to fool you and foist on you additional programs, toolbars etc. that you do not want.
I’ve happily used Avast FREE for a long time and found it an excellent AV program, so am very disappointed it has joined other companies in adopting this deliberately misleading policy.
It is PATRONISING and most folks don’t like being fooled and patronised.
So Avast - Was that really worth it ? You are losing a LOT of dedicated users and fans.
It’s your call … we await your patch. :
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