avast installer activated microphone - eavesdropping?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Well I don’t know what happened with the latest free avast antivirus installer, but Glasswire just detected it activating my microphone?
Anyone else experience this? and why would an antivirus software need access to the microphone?

Glen

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activate or monitoring?

and why would an antivirus software need access to the microphone?
[b]Android malware uses your PC's own mic to record you[/b] https://www.cnet.com/news/android-malware-uses-your-pcs-own-mic-to-record-you/

https://thehackernews.com/2016/11/headphone-spying-malware.html

https://gizmodo.com/this-malware-turns-headphones-into-microphones-1789281461

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Hi,

It was activate that Glasswire detected. I then restarted the machine and Glasswire then flagged that the Avast Antivirus installer had deactivated the realtek mic?

Curious or what?

Glen