Is this still the case? I received an email today from Avast tech support saying “Please be advised that Avast Password manager has been discontinued by us since June 2020. This being said, at 1 point we will fully stop with the product. As you own a Avast Passwords license, you will be notified by our relevant department with further information about this in the near future”.
Does this mean a new PW product release in the “near future” or “find another PW manager soon”?
It’s currently still working for those that used it in the past. No guarantees for how long.
I’ve already migrated to Bitwarden.
Understood. My license expires in June, and if a new product is in the “near future”, I might consider sticking with avast. If not, then I’ll probably move on. The PW manager was one of the reasons I was willing to pay for avast, and now pretty much all of their competitors include one in their suite. I see Bitwarden is free, but as they say “when something is free, YOU are the product”.
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do we still have hope that the development of avast passwords will one day resume?
Hi,
Not under its current name or form. Implementing a password manager into another application is still being looked into.
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Avast free antivirus is concerned ?
Hi,
It is not possible to say at this time.
Been using Avast for a few years now. I’ve paid for a suite of 5 licenses for a few apps and Password was one of the major reasons for me to use Avast.
I’m slowly moving my passwords over to another product and will stop issuing Avast. Their reluctance to further explain why they are putting password on hold is hinting at something more troubling underneath. You guys should re-log and update your passwords.
Hello,
Is avast free password manager affected for end of life? or is it just agent password?
I am using avast password manager in avast free antivirus.
Hi @tmlh, EOL means in this case that development of the product ended, also we don’t show Passwords in new installations. There’s an FAQ article to help you get it back, in case you switched to a new PC:
https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Troubleshoot-Passwords/
Until the decision about some possible future password management product is made, that’s all I can say. In general, you don’t have to worry about your stored data, but if you’re planning to switch devices, format your PC or want to switch to another password manager, you should ask here or reach out to support.
Firefox shenanigans again! An update 98.0.01 has deleted the passwords addon I had previously gotten back up and running in an earlier update.
I have tried to reintgrate the addon through avast but nothing seems to be working.
Hi,
What happens when you try to add the extension (Privacy > Passwords > Settings > Browser Integration)? Can you add a screenshot, please? Which Avast version do you have?
I was using an add on with firefox called https everywhere which was killing the browser integration link. After disabling it for the link I was able to get it back. YAY me.
Why is the link on http instead of https?
It is on https for us.
I’m a bit surprised that Avast doesn’t mention Bitwarden in their blog article “How to pick the right password manager” as a possible candidate.
As I needed a -preferably free- password manager myself for some time now, I did an in depth study on the ‘free’ password managers.
Bitwarden is worth more than only looking at.
They’re adepts of ‘Zero Trust’ security. In other words: they don’t have any access at your passwords. Nor can they help you recovering your passwords if you forgot your Bitwarden password: elementary to Zero Trust security.
In the end, I moved from Keyring (initially for webOS, later for Android) to Bitwarden. Haven’t regretted it since.
And if you’re really serious about your password security, make sure your password manager provides in the possibility to enable MFA. Bitwarden does, however for a fee.
There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.
Yes, there is. However if you want to complete your lunch with MFA-desert, Bitwarden asks a fee.
I went for desert, but that’s everyone own choice.