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Jbob.Which of the extra bits and pieces of Avast-the components-did you install because I'm wondering if one of them is what might doing this.I always do a custom install of Avast (free) and only install the File Shield and the Web Shield and I never install any of the other components like: Mail Shield, Behavior Shield, Software Updater, Browser Cleanup, Rescue Disk, wi-fi Inspector, Security Browser Exetension, SafePrice Browser Extension.I'm wondering if it's the Browser Cleanup and/or the Security Browser Extension that is doing what you are seeing?' Unreputable' (browser add-ons)?! I was going to be snarky and say that is not a word but, I stand corrected as it was first used in 1610. Still.a bit awkward I think.' Quote:Appears that Firefox (Mozilla) has made some changes as of late.Appears that FF (Mozilla) installed & enabled, silently, an extension in your browser.(And you (now) trust (cough) Mozilla?) quote:Technically a false positive.I'd say a technically correct find by Avast. Quote:The first time(yesterday) I allowed it to clean the Add-on but it's appeared again. So either Avast didn't clean it or FX reinstalled it.That would be interesting to find out just which it was.
Privacy and security. Firefox data collection and use (telemetry).It's not about users, it's not about openness, it's not about privacy & security, it's not about.There is only one thing that it is about.Ding, ding, ding, it's about $$$. Quote:Search is both a fundamental method for navigating the Web and how Mozilla makes much of its revenue.quote:We want to understand aggregate behavior and potential for revenuequote:a balance between commercial profit and public benefitThis 'balance' is, shall I say, skewed. Said by:Firefox/Mozilla might be doing some type of probing (telemetry coverage) to determine how many browsers have telemetry turned on.From the link. Quote:Finally, we need better insight into our opt-out rates for telemetry.
We use telemetry to ensure new features improve your user experience and to guide Mozilla’s business decisions. However, an unknown portion of our users do not report telemetry for a variety of reasons.
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This means we may not have data that is representative of our entire population. For example, some enterprise builds are preconfigured to not send telemetry and some users manually opt-out of telemetry collection. We believe the large majority of clients do send telemetry but currently have no way of measuring this.To address this, we will measure Telemetry Coverage, which is the percentage of all Firefox users who report telemetry. The Telemetry Coverage measurement will sample a portion of all Firefox clients and report whether telemetry is enabled.Er, wouldn't that be 'telemetry' and if I have it turned off (as I do) its none of their damn business.Also from the link. Quote:Mozilla doesn’t vacuum up your data and worry about the consequences later.So vacuuming data iis fine as long as the 'consequences' are immediate?
Avast is only reaffirming reality. In the 'free' browser revenue model that is universal with today's browsers, income for browser makers can only be obtained by renting out space/functionality in the browser itself. If employment of that space/functionality is made optional for users, the only certain way of proving usage levels for the rented space/functionality (and hence justifying the rental rates) is to signal that usage by either routing the user's web visits through a middleman server or by exfiltrating that data by other means (telemetry). The more accurate the usage count and detail, the greater the ad or 'partner' rates that can be charged. It's that simple.Different browser makers will have different goals and methods for achieving income from their browsers under the 'free' model. This results in different approaches to space/functionality rental and different 'balance points' that result; but they all do it, unless dependent solely on user donations or corporate underwriting from a parent organization.
The only distinctions are in how and where they do it.In other words, this is all a direct consequence of the 'free' revenue model. Something has to be found to 'pay the bills' for the browser makers' efforts. So the user and data regarding him are the 'coin of the realm'. Until or unless paid-for browser software reappears, the exploitation of user data will only continue and expand. We've gotten to this point simply because the majority of users have spoken (with their wallets) years ago, and the subscription/paid approach for browser software has evaporated. Privacy conscious users (still a minority, I assert) are left to shift for themselves among the various browser offerings for whatever privacy crumbs they can find.
With no assurance that tomorrow, those crumbs won't disappear. Jbob:I've successfully disabled the add-on using CCleaner.
The following blog post will teach you a workaround to fix the Avast Secure browser automatically open when the computer starts issue.Avast Secure browser (successor of Safezone browser) is a private web browser developed by Avast.com. It is a private, secure, and fast web browser featuring lots of security features.The company after discontinuing SafeZone browser in October 2017, released the refined version with the different name, i.e., the Secure browser in April 2018.The fans who were waiting for the Avast new browser installed the recent version released by the company. Even most of the users find the browser useful because of the robust security features company baked into it. Fix – Avast Secure Browser Automatically Open When Computer StartsBut there’s a problem, lots of users reporting on the internet that Avast Secure browser automatically opens up when the computer starts. The users who have no clue why the browser is behaving abnormally.Lots of users also reported, that they also checked the Startup program list, but Avast Secure browser was not part of the list, then why the browser is behaving abnormally?Fret not; it is happening because of the default settings of the Avast Secure Browser.
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After the installation completes, a quick Welcome to Avast Secure browser pop-over comes up asking you to choose one option from Express Settings and Custom Settings.And the chances are high that, that you decided to go with Express Settings. Now if you check the description of Express settings, you will notice that you unwillingly provided browser the permission to launch automatically and set Avast Secure browser as the default browser.Offcourse, the Avast is forcing users to select these settings. And because of this, the browser automatically launch at startup.Fortunately, you can turn off this setting just by making a few clicks. Here’s what you need to do:1. Launch the Avast Secure browser on your computer.2.
Here click on the Hamburger icon available on the upper right corner. From the menu, select Settings.3. Next, scroll down to the ‘ On startup‘ section. Here move the slider for “ Launch Avast Secure Browser automatically when your computer starts” to OFF position.That’s it!This will fix the issue. From now onwards, the Avast Secure browser will not open up automatically on startup.Find this blog post useful? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.