New Avast Browser

woody2234

Avast has installed the new Avast safezone browser on my computer yesterday and it is a fast browser just like Chrome browser used to be , My Chrome browser has been alot slower the last few weeks for some reason and I was wondering if it was just a coincidence or Avast antivirus slowed down my Chrome browser so I would try Avast browser.

esuhl

I removed the Avast Browser (I think I decided it was a privacy risk).

It shouldn't have affected the Chrome browser, but Avast does (by default) install some other browser add-ons, which might be causing problems.

You should be able to remove them by running the installer again.

GunJack

always when installing avast, do a custom install and untick everything except the 3 main shields (or 2 if you don't use an e-mail client). This still installs the safezone browser but you can just ignore that if you don't want to use it

aerostar

You can unistall this using programs and Features in Control Panel, I did on my Win 7.

forgotmyname

Isnt the safezone browser supposed to be really secure for online banking etc?

Avast installed it but i have not yet clicked it to look. I use a clutter free version of chrome for my banking.

esuhl

forgotmyname wrote: »

Isnt the safezone browser supposed to be really secure for online banking etc?

Alas, quite the opposite, judging from these articles. I believe the issues mentioned have now been patched, but as Google researcher Tavis Ormandy said:

Selling antivirus doesn’t qualify you to fork chromium, you’re going to screw it up.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3030319/security/researcher-finds-serious-flaw-in-chromium-based-avast-safezone-browser.html
http://news.softpedia.com/news/avast-safezone-browser-lets-attackers-access-your-filesystem-499990.shtml
http://securityzap.com/avast-safezone-browser-vulnerability-bug/
http://news.thewindowsclub.com/avast-reprimanded-google-weakening-browser-security-81984/