Sensitive Data Shield-false sense of security?

General Topics
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When I run Sensitive Data Shield, it will say 4 (sometimes 5) documents unprotected.
I then click to protect them.
I get a response of “All documents protected!”
BUT…if I run SDS immediately again…it says the EXACT SAME THING. 4 documents unprotected, and I need to click to protect them.
I can do this many times in a row, and it ALWAYS says the same thing.

Ummm…to me this says that the SDS is just an exercise in FALSE security.

It has done this since I first began using AVAST, over 1 year.

2
  • Which Avast…? (Free/Pro/IS/Premier)
  • Which version…?
  • OS…? (32/64 Bit…? - which SP/Build…?)
  • Other security related software installed…?
3

Does this help?

https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Antivirus-Sensitive-Data-Shield-FAQ

https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Use-Antivirus-Sensitive-Data-Shield

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Avast Data Shield isn’t part of Avast Free or Avast Pro.
If you’re using one of these, the popup is sales pitch for that paid product.