Windows 10: Avast - is there a way to reign in aggressive web scanning?

Discus and support Avast - is there a way to reign in aggressive web scanning? in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Avast has Boot Time Scan if needed, Avast has Filerep feature, Cybercapture, Reputation services, I've been using Avast for the last 11 years, Feel... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by rivre, Oct 19, 2017.

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  1. AMDMAN2016
    AMDMan2016 Win User

    Avast - is there a way to reign in aggressive web scanning?


    Avast has Boot Time Scan if needed, Avast has Filerep feature, Cybercapture, Reputation services, I've been using Avast for the last 11 years, Feel safer with it myself on all the household systems and phone here

    Maybe i'm wrong for trusting it so much, but it's my Computer, and ones I manage in the household, I have tried Defender in the past, but I seem to always end up back on Avast eventually
     
    AMDMan2016, Oct 21, 2017
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  2. TAIRIKUOKAMI
    TairikuOkami Win User

    To be fair, Smartscreen/Cloudprotection is the same like CyberCapture/Hardened Mode.
    WD lacks in Reputations services, since smartscreen checks only Edge and not other browsers.
     
    TairikuOkami, Oct 21, 2017
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  3. AMDMAN2016
    AMDMan2016 Win User
    Right, I do use Edge a lot, so I suppose if I really wanted to I could be fine with Defender I suppose, but for now keeps what I got
     
    AMDMan2016, Oct 21, 2017
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  4. ELPUSHER
    eLPuSHeR Win User

    Avast - is there a way to reign in aggressive web scanning?

    The only thing I really dislike about AVAST to be honest is the need to register. And how is AVAST performance-wise these days? I tested it some months ago and I wasn't all that impressed. In fact, I tested AVIRA too a few weeks ago and seemed both faster than WD and AVAST. I heard some people complaining AVAST has become very bloated over the years. Maybe choosing minimal components during installation is the way to go.

    Anyway back on topic for OP: I would fully uninstall/reinstall AVAST. The behaviour you experienced with downloads doesn't seem normal.
     
    eLPuSHeR, Oct 22, 2017
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  5. AMDMAN2016
    AMDMan2016 Win User
    Well Avast need to Register is in the past now, as now it actives subscription autoly for free edition, always used Minimal install, As for the OP's problem I do suggest also Full uninstall, and full reinstall using the shields he/she prefers, and hopefully it will totally solve the issue that OP is experiencing
     
    AMDMan2016, Apr 5, 2018
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