Avast browser downloaded without my consent.

 · 5. . #1. I just wanted to inform the userbase that avast has installed their "secure browser" without any notification or permission. It was not even done with a small pre-ticked box during updates, as they like to bundles chrome etc. No no, this was done purely in the background. I find this distasteful and just wanted to tell it. Hello. Avast just installed Secure Browser on my pc this morning and turned all my pdfs into avast html files, all without my consent. Luckly I turned my pdfs back to normal but I can't uninstall the damn browser because I don't have the avast bltadwin.ru or whatever its name is on my pc.  · Please use the following steps: Open the browser and click on the menu icon (3 dots) Click on "Help and About Avast Secure Browser" and then "About Avast Secure Browser". Click on "Diagnostic Information" (this will open a pop-up window) Click the "COPY TO CLIPBOARD" button to capture the information.

Yes I am having the same problem, I say no thanks to having avast and it downloads the avast browser, no avast security on my computer to begin with. I even uninstalled Malwarebytes and still get the same trouble. I'll try the links here for the older version. But the homepage of official torch browser is just giving me avast. Websites you visit can download and install software without your knowledge or approval. This is called a drive-by download. The objective is usually to install malware, which may: Record what you type and what sites you visit. Search your computer for stored passwords. Open your computer to remote control. If you already have AVG installed, version updates occur automatically and without user interraction. During the update process the user does NOT have an option to make any choices including the choice to install Google software, which AVG have opted you in to by default, without your consent or knowledge.

Download Avast today! latest version or install a new browser for free, such as Avast Secure Browser or of someone's personal info without their consent. Find. Download Avast Secure Browser for Mac. Double-click the downloaded setup file bltadwin.ru Click Continue. Optionally specify a location where Avast Secure Browser will be installed, or use the default location, then click Continue. Review the installation details and click Install to confirm. Came home from vacation and turned on my computer to discover that—surprise!—Avast had decided to install and run Avast "Secure" Browser, without my knowledge, consent, or permission, and attempted to import all my bookmarks, set itself as my default browser, and start automatically every time the system started.