Jin
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3 minutes ago, APMichael said:
Or you could try the uninstall utility: https://www.avast.com/en-us/uninstall-utility
Assuming you feel you can trust the party that gave you the infection to actually remove it and not soil your system further...
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3 hours ago, arqn said:
There was absolutely no box regarding Avast when I upgraded CCleaner. I'm not blind, I'd have seen it, esp. since I always choose the Customize option just above. And now I can't even uninstall it because it's not in the list of installed app! But the Avast folders are there in C:\Program Files and in C:\ProgramData How do I get rid of that unwanted program now?? This is a disgusting tactic to force unwanted apps on users, shame on you.
Do a system restore using a restore point (date/time, paying attention to time zone) before you got stuck with this cr*p, following which delete the Avast Software folder.
(FWIW, for things like this I do system restore at command line level, or you could use Win in Safe Mode.)
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There is a requirement, tacit or otherwise, that check boxes are UNTICKED by default.
The text and the box is very small and yes, of course people are in a hurry. It is deliberately deceptive and divisive. To any reasonable person this is, to all intents, installation by stealth and nothing but. There is no excuse for it.
It wasted over an hour of my time today, firstly because it downloaded and installed itself and then consumed all the spare resources so that all open work was effectively frozen to the point that even a re-start command was ineffective and secondly, because that forced me to have to do a manual kill and sytem reset, followed by a sytems restore, a further reset and restore, a reboot and re-load of work to get back to where I was.
Over an hour unnecessarily wasted and my daily workflow frustrated. That lost time is unrecoverable. Thank you Piriform.
You have made one thing very clear to me. To never, ever subscribe to any of your products. If you cannot be trusted, you do not deserve my custom.
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That's not the point being debated though , is it.
The point is that it is a secondary (and often unwanted) offering and should be a clear and unabiguous choice, where the user is required to give permission (i.e. default off).
It's not that you are offering the user a sweet ('candy' for those across the pond) but more akin to a drug, something they might enjoy but which could also make them sick and cause harm.