NEW Avast Version 20.9 (November 2020)

[DavidR]

@Nunzio77 post:40

@Ilie I. post:39

@Nunzio77 post:38

For developers.

Do you foresee in the free version with the next releases to remove the annoying advertising popups passing to the premium version?

In my opinion they are not effective in making users switch from the free to the Premium version, indeed it is a deterrent in the installation and use of the free version which is an excellent version compared to the competition.

Premium version messages within the dashboard are fine but I would eliminate the annoying and sometimes misleading popups for novice users.

You can get rid of ads by just unchecking the privacy settings or by turning on the silent mode.

While unchecking the privacy settings, pop-ups appear periodically. Or am I wrong?
Does the silent mode pop up pop-ups when malware is detected?

1. In my experience (using avast free) this doesn’t completely remove them.

2. Silent Mode means just that, you won’t receive an Avast Alert when malware is detected, you will be completely unaware of it.
   Actions on malware detection would happen according to the Avast Settings. Ordinarily I have mine set to Ask (which won’t happen with Silent Mode) as I prefer not to have Actions happening antonymously.

[Nunzio77]

@DavidR post:41

@Nunzio77 post:40

@Ilie I. post:39

@Nunzio77 post:38

For developers.

Do you foresee in the free version with the next releases to remove the annoying advertising popups passing to the premium version?

In my opinion they are not effective in making users switch from the free to the Premium version, indeed it is a deterrent in the installation and use of the free version which is an excellent version compared to the competition.

Premium version messages within the dashboard are fine but I would eliminate the annoying and sometimes misleading popups for novice users.

You can get rid of ads by just unchecking the privacy settings or by turning on the silent mode.

While unchecking the privacy settings, pop-ups appear periodically. Or am I wrong?
Does the silent mode pop up pop-ups when malware is detected?

1. In my experience (using avast free) this doesn’t completely remove them.

This is why I proposed to remove them completely because they are useless and it is a cause of non-use of the free version for many users, who certainly do not switch to premium but choose other free antivirus.

[DavidR]

@Nunzio77 post:42

@DavidR post:41

@Nunzio77 post:40

While unchecking the privacy settings, pop-ups appear periodically. Or am I wrong?
Does the silent mode pop up pop-ups when malware is detected?

1. In my experience (using avast free) this doesn’t completely remove them.

2. Silent Mode means just that, you won’t receive an Avast Alert when malware is detected, you will be completely unaware of it.
   Actions on malware detection would happen according to the Avast Settings. Ordinarily I have mine set to Ask (which won’t happen with Silent Mode) as I prefer not to have Actions happening antonymously.

This is why I proposed to remove them completely because they are useless and it is a cause of non-use of the free version for many users, who certainly do not switch to premium but choose other free antivirus.

My answers don’t address the worth or pointlessness of ads in the free version, only your specific questions you asked. That question you would have to ask the bean counters as to their worth.

[Nunzio77]

@DavidR post:43

@Nunzio77 post:42

@DavidR post:41

@Nunzio77 post:40

While unchecking the privacy settings, pop-ups appear periodically. Or am I wrong?
Does the silent mode pop up pop-ups when malware is detected?

1. In my experience (using avast free) this doesn’t completely remove them.

2. Silent Mode means just that, you won’t receive an Avast Alert when malware is detected, you will be completely unaware of it.
   Actions on malware detection would happen according to the Avast Settings. Ordinarily I have mine set to Ask (which won’t happen with Silent Mode) as I prefer not to have Actions happening antonymously.

This is why I proposed to remove them completely because they are useless and it is a cause of non-use of the free version for many users, who certainly do not switch to premium but choose other free antivirus.

My answers don’t address the worth or pointlessness of ads in the free version, only your specific questions you asked. That question you would have to ask the bean counters as to their worth.

Yes Yes sure.
Thank you for the answers to my doubts about the possibility of removing them and about setting the silent mode.

[DavidR]

You’re welcome.

[Nunzio77]

However, it is not correct that even if you deactivate the popup request in the privacy section, you continue to receive them without the user’s will.

[IlieI.]

@Nunzio77 post:46

However, it is not correct that even if you deactivate the popup request in the privacy section, you continue to receive them without the user’s will.

Free programs require advertising to support the development of the program.

[Nunzio77]

@Ilie I. post:47

@Nunzio77 post:46

However, it is not correct that even if you deactivate the popup request in the privacy section, you continue to receive them without the user’s will.

Free programs require advertising to support the development of the program.

Sure that’s right but popups are annoying and there are other free programs that don’t have them. It’s okay to advertise in the dashboard which is not annoying.

[DavidR]

@Nunzio77 post:46

However, it is not correct that even if you deactivate the popup request in the privacy section, you continue to receive them without the user’s will.

I have that option unchecked and I’m sure I still get the very occasional avast popup.
I certainly haven’t put avast into silent mode.

For me I popups in the free version aren’t that much of a hassle factor.

[bob3160]

This is how I explained popups when the question was raised.
https://youtu.be/E5EgBeGBXxs

[Nunzio77]

Ho fatto alcuni test con dei malware e non capisco perchè se un file zippato, con all’interno un malware riconosciuto da Avast Free, viene scansionato Avast Free non trova il malware. Se il file viene estrapolato dallo zip Avast Free lo riconosce e lo elimina.

Inoltre mi è capitato anche di estrapolare file malware che Avast Free riconosce solo se sono eseguiti ma non quando vengono estrapolati dal file zippato, pur essendo su Virus Total riconosciuti da Avast.
Esempio: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/73bb7e7d0743d40a1d967497a5fbb79c07132eb15a546fa25bbecaf43993a1d2/detection

Qualcuno mi può dare maggiori chiarimenti? Forse sono io non molto esperto…

[Asyn]

@Nunzio77 post:51

Ho fatto alcuni test con dei malware e non capisco perchè se un file zippato, con all’interno un malware riconosciuto da Avast Free, viene scansionato Avast Free non trova il malware. Se il file viene estrapolato dallo zip Avast Free lo riconosce e lo elimina.

Inoltre mi è capitato anche di estrapolare file malware che Avast Free riconosce solo se sono eseguiti ma non quando vengono estrapolati dal file zippato, pur essendo su Virus Total riconosciuti da Avast.
Esempio: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/73bb7e7d0743d40a1d967497a5fbb79c07132eb15a546fa25bbecaf43993a1d2/detection

Qualcuno mi può dare maggiori chiarimenti? Forse sono io non molto esperto…

→ https://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=26.0

[Nunzio77]

@Asyn post:52

@Nunzio77 post:51

Ho fatto alcuni test con dei malware e non capisco perchè se un file zippato, con all’interno un malware riconosciuto da Avast Free, viene scansionato Avast Free non trova il malware. Se il file viene estrapolato dallo zip Avast Free lo riconosce e lo elimina.

Inoltre mi è capitato anche di estrapolare file malware che Avast Free riconosce solo se sono eseguiti ma non quando vengono estrapolati dal file zippato, pur essendo su Virus Total riconosciuti da Avast.
Esempio: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/73bb7e7d0743d40a1d967497a5fbb79c07132eb15a546fa25bbecaf43993a1d2/detection

Qualcuno mi può dare maggiori chiarimenti? Forse sono io non molto esperto…

→ https://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=26.0

Excuse me … I forgot to translate it …

I have done some tests with malware and I don’t understand why if a zipped file, containing malware recognized by Avast Free, is scanned, Avast Free does not find the malware. If the file is extracted from the zip Avast Free recognizes it and deletes it.

In addition, I also happened to extract malware files that Avast Free recognizes only if they are executed but not when they are extracted from the zipped file, despite being on Virus Total recognized by Avast.
Example: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/73bb7e7d0743d40a1d967497a5fbb79c07132eb15a546fa25bbecaf43993a1d2/detection

Can anyone give me more clarification? Maybe I’m not very experienced …

[bob3160]

The file isn’t dangerous until it’s executed at which time Avast block it.
(Extraction is not execution.)

[Nunzio77]

@bob3160 post:54

The file isn’t dangerous until it’s executed at which time Avast block it.
(Extraction is not execution.)

Ok. Thanks!

[DavidR]

@Nunzio77 post:55

@bob3160 post:54

The file isn’t dangerous until it’s executed at which time Avast block it.
(Extraction is not execution.)

Ok. Thanks!

For the most part, zip (archive) files aren’t scanned (unless they are self-extracting archives/executables) by the resident scanner (Avast Free or Premium) as they are inert until unpacked at which point they would be scanned.

Extraction should actually scan the file as it then falls under a newly created file (especially if it is an executable) as you mentioned.

If the file is extracted from the zip Avast Free recognizes it and deletes it.

[Nunzio77]

@DavidR post:56

@Nunzio77 post:55

@bob3160 post:54

The file isn’t dangerous until it’s executed at which time Avast block it.
(Extraction is not execution.)

Ok. Thanks!

For the most part, zip (archive) files aren’t scanned (unless they are self-extracting archives/executables) by the resident scanner (Avast Free or Premium) as they are inert until unpacked at which point they would be scanned.

Extraction should actually scan the file as it then falls under a newly created file (especially if it is an executable) as you mentioned.

If the file is extracted from the zip Avast Free recognizes it and deletes it.

Yes, for this reason it seemed strange to me that the extracted executable file was not recognized by Avast Free in the extraction phase but is recognized in the execution phase. Others, on the other hand, were eliminated during the extraction phase without being carried out.

[Nunzio77]

Is it possible to reduce the startup time of the Avast Free icon in the status bar when starting and / or restarting the PC?

In my PC it takes almost 1 minute to appear …
I obviously think it also depends on the PC characteristics, but I ask if it will be possible in the next versions to reduce the icon’s startup times.

[bob3160]

@Nunzio77 post:58

Is it possible to reduce the startup time of the Avast Free icon in the status bar when starting and / or restarting the PC?

In my PC it takes almost 1 minute to appear …
I obviously think it also depends on the PC characteristics, but I ask if it will be possible in the next versions to reduce the icon’s startup times.

You need to realize that the display of the icon and the actual start of your protection
are different. Protection starts early on, but the icon appears much later. I’m not sure if Windows
or Avast determines exactly when the icon appears.

[Nunzio77]

@bob3160 post:59

@Nunzio77 post:58

Is it possible to reduce the startup time of the Avast Free icon in the status bar when starting and / or restarting the PC?

In my PC it takes almost 1 minute to appear …
I obviously think it also depends on the PC characteristics, but I ask if it will be possible in the next versions to reduce the icon’s startup times.

You need to realize that the display of the icon and the actual start of your protection
are different. Protection starts early on, but the icon appears much later. I’m not sure if Windows
or Avast determines exactly when the icon appears.

Ok. Thanks as always for the info.