After clean install of stable Avast free 20.2, when i first time opened chrome i was redirected to Avast online security page.
Then i noticed in my chrome You browser is managed by your organization
After read something about it, Avast can now remotely change my Chrome settings, it can spy what i am doing etc.
This is normal?
Hi,
I have the same problem. I made the update a few hours ago. Then when I opened Chrome, I encountered the same warning text. Then I did some research. I have read your message. I also updated my dad’s computer to try it out. There was no warning before updating. Warning message appeared after Avast update.
There were people who had similar problems in the past years. They shared some solutions. I tried all of them one by one, but the warning letter doesn’t go anyway. Maybe this problem is not for everyone. However, the common point of those who have this problem today is that they have made the Avast update.
My computer is licensed Avast Premium Security
My father’s computer Avast Free Antivirus
Program version: 20.2.2401 (build 20.2.5130.561)
Please help us with this.
Best regards.
Serhan B.
Edit: I just did an experiment. I disabled Avast protection for 10 minutes. When I opened Chrome, that warning no longer appeared. However, when I activate the protection again, the same warning message appears again.
In summary; A problem after the last update of Avast. Please help us to solve this problem completely. Thanks.
Hi,
I think this is related to the Password Protection module.
Kind Regards,
Filipe
I use Free version so there is no password protection. Any official explanation?
ok. I dont know if there are any explanation? At least for now… ???
just happen to me today after i update my Avast, i search for fix that i have to delete this thru regedit and it did, then the problem was gone but after i reboot the pc it was back again , and in the regedit the folder named "google"on the regedit/HK_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/policies/google the folder i deleted was back again, then i tried to disable the “web shield” and its gone turning it on again will make it back so for me i turn it off for now i dont want to see that my browser was manage by organization again it freaks me out.
maybe it was the culprit, it was a new feature after i update my Avast, but i tried dissabling that feature still that wont get rid the problem in chrome, what fixes mine is that i disable the whole “web shield” for now until this thing fixed and explained to us why this thing appears on chrome now, it really bothers me to see that every time i open chrome i see this thing
Avast changes only one rule:
QuicAllowed - false
Maybe in the protocol Quic found security hole. Avast does not change other settings. You can check this by opening
chrome://policy/
Although technically avast can manage your browser settings remotely (server > avast > chrome), in my opinion they won’t.
Are these issues obvious or do I have to go looking for them? I would not have known about problems with Avast 20.2 if I had not read about them. My five Avast free 20.2 installations plus one AVG free 20.2 seem to be behaving themselves.
This has been reported to Avast.
update: my firefox have also “manage by organization” and when you look at firefox "
about:policies#active" theres a list of active policy
policy name:certificate / policy value: ImportEnterpriseRoots / True
based on my search thru web the ImportEnterpriseRoots are triggered by antivirus installed in PC and the only AV i have since the beginning was Avast and it happen after an update too
i did get rid the “manage by organization” in chrome browser by turning off the web Shield permanently for now but sadly didnt do a fix for firefox browser and i’m loosing options for my firefox to fix the issue
Turning off the webshield is also a very bad idea.
yes i know it was a bad idea going half naked thru web and its risky, but thats the only solution for me to get rid that “manage by organization” on my chrome browser ,i will only turn web shield on again if theres going to be a fix update release for this, i dont want that message in chrome browser and i want to be in total control of my chrome and this is my own home computer why does it tell me it was manage by organization when im not in an organization in the first place , it feels Avast is breaching my privacy on my browser, if avast keeps triggering “manage by organization” thing in chrome browser i’m going to uninstall Avast ,everythings fine in previous update but not this latest update.
I personally haven’t had any changes that got blocked due to this message. The notice has nothing to do with your privacy being controlled by Avast.
It’s your computer and your choice. It’s not something I’ll be doing. Webshield is probably the one shield you should never be without unless you’re totally off-line.
This is only feeling. Avast knows everything what you do in your PC and browser anyway, because it reads all even encrypted connections. Managed by organisation changes nothing. If is sending those data somewhere no one knows.
I am the developer responsible for this side-effect and I am sorry for this experience. Let me explain, what we did in the version 20.2 that causes this message.
Background:
There is a network protocol currently in development called QUIC. As it is in the active development by Google and others, there are some versions of this protocol that we cannot check properly for malicious traffic.
Therefore, we decided to block these protocol versions and the way how we do it is using Chrome Policy setting (which is, according to Google, the preferred way to do it).
You can check the policy by visiting chrome://policy
Kind Regards,
Jindrich
i got the explanation but I want to opt-out. You should give us an option if you can add it. Not everyone likes it.
There has to be another way. My computer, my control. Thanks
how about in firefox browser policies: theres no “quicallowed” listed on there, but theres this thing called “certificates” with policy value:“ImportEnterpriceRoots” listed as “true”
turning off the avast web shield doesnt do anything to get rid the “manage by organization” in firefox but in chrome it does rid the issue if you turn off the web sheild
my firefox version is: 74.0 (64-bit)
I just want full control of my browser. My pc, I want absolute control. No need for extra features.
There has to be a way, I don’t believe you cannot add option for users who don’t want it.
Please do fix it asap