What will happen If I turn on Password Synchronization?

Arun2 · 2015-11-19T06:11:33.000Z

I am using Avast Internet Security latest build with avast password. I am attaching a screenshot of password synchronization. I don’t know what will happen If I turned on this. There is no much details about it.

Eddy · 2015-11-19T10:06:17.000Z

https://www.avast.com/en-id/faq.php?article=AVKB46

Asyn · 2015-11-19T10:39:26.000Z

Guess the OP is talking about the new tool…
→ https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB254

Arun2 · 2015-11-19T11:28:15.000Z

Eddy post:2:

https://www.avast.com/en-id/faq.php?article=AVKB46

Thanks

Asyn · 2015-11-19T11:36:48.000Z

Arun2 post:4:

Eddy post:2:

https://www.avast.com/en-id/faq.php?article=AVKB46

Thanks

The instructions from Eddy are for EasyPass, are you sure you’re using it…!?

Eddy · 2015-11-19T12:09:43.000Z

Doesn’t matter much.
The new password manager does the same with synchronization.

Same password for e.g. a website on all devices that someone has.

RejZoR · 2015-11-19T14:07:56.000Z

I don’t like the way password managers work. Except LastPass.

Other password managers synchronize passwords and store them locally. Reason?

stealing of locally stored passwords from disk by malware

LastPass however:

fetches passwords directly from lastPass servers every time you want to login somewhere
if offline, you can’t browse webpages anyway so not being able to use passwords anyway.

I’ve once had an incident where malware simply stole browser’s password storage file from disk. Since then, I’ve relied on LastPass with 2-step authentication, making it prety much unstealable unless they actuall hack into their service in which case it doesn’t even matter.

I wonder if avast! will offer such online only option with their solution…

Arun2 · 2015-11-24T03:58:00.000Z

Asyn post:5:

Arun2 post:4:

Eddy post:2:

https://www.avast.com/en-id/faq.php?article=AVKB46

Thanks

The instructions from Eddy are for EasyPass, are you sure you’re using it…!?

No I am using new password manager in Avast Internet Security :o

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