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"AVG putting millions of Chrome users at risk"

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  "AVG putting millions of Chrome users at risk" Yrrah <Yrrah-acf@acf.invalid> - 2016-01-01 17:10 +0100
    Re: "AVG putting millions of Chrome users at risk" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-01-01 17:18 +0100
      Re: "AVG putting millions of Chrome users at risk" Yrrah <Yrrah-acf@acf.invalid> - 2016-01-01 17:29 +0100
        Re: "AVG putting millions of Chrome users at risk" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-01-01 20:16 +0100
    Re: "AVG putting millions of Chrome users at risk" JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2016-01-02 07:01 +0700
      Re: "AVG putting millions of Chrome users at risk" Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2016-01-01 22:49 -0200

#251413 — "AVG putting millions of Chrome users at risk"

"Security company AVG, well known for its free and commercial security
products that offer a wide range of security related safeguards and
services, has put millions of Chrome users at risk recently by
breaking Chrome security in a fundamental way in one of its extensions
for the web browser.(...)
AVG put millions of Chrome users at risk, and failed to deliver a
proper patch the first time which did not resolve the issue. That's
quite problematic for a company that is trying to protect users from
threats on the Internet and locally.
It would be interesting to see how beneficial, or not, all those
security software extensions are that get installed alongside
antivirus software. I would not be surprised if results came back that
they do more harm than provide use to users."
<http://www.ghacks.net/2016/01/01/avg-putting-millions-of-chrome-users-at-risk/>

Is there good free AV software which does not phone home all the time,
does not nag users,  does not install undesirable extras?

Yrrah

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#251415

On Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:10:02 +0100, Yrrah wrote:

> Is there good free AV software which does not phone home all the time,
> does not nag users,  does not install undesirable extras?

You want antivirus for your Linux OS?

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s|b

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#251421

"s|b" <me@privacy.invalid>:

> > Is there good free AV software which does not phone home all the time,
> > does not nag users,  does not install undesirable extras?
 
> You want antivirus for your Linux OS?

Nope. Windows, still have it, rarely use it.

Yrrah

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#251438

On Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:29:24 +0100, Yrrah wrote:

> > You want antivirus for your Linux OS?
 
> Nope. Windows, still have it, rarely use it.

Oh, my mistake, I thought you abandoned Windows altogether.

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s|b

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#251456

On Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:10:02 +0100, Yrrah wrote:
> 
> Is there good free AV software which does not phone home all the time,

But guess who's gonna complain when their virus database is outdated?

If you absolutely don't want any kind of phone home, just turn it off. If it
has no such setting, then work around it. Use your firewall to block
outgoing connection from that software, or block the target site / IP
address.

> does not nag users,

I find it hard to find a free software (i.e. not a shareware/trialware) with
a nag screen. Not even a nag screen for a donation or ads (only Android apps
do that nowadays).

> does not install undesirable extras?

There are several but these extras are becoming a trend in nowadays
softwares. But most will give you the choice to install it or not.

If a software is provided as both install and portable version, choose the
portable one. However, portable version of an AV most likely means that it's
not an active AV.

Either way, don't simply click on OK/Yes buttons everytime you see them.
Ignorance is bliss, until it kills you.

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#251463

On Sat, 2 Jan 2016 07:01:40 +0700, JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:10:02 +0100, Yrrah wrote:
>> 
>> Is there good free AV software which does not phone home all the time,
>
>But guess who's gonna complain when their virus database is outdated?
>
>If you absolutely don't want any kind of phone home, just turn it off. If it
>has no such setting, then work around it. Use your firewall to block
>outgoing connection from that software, or block the target site / IP
>address.

http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-update

	Download the database with a Linux boot CD, and save it to a
pendrive.  Use that to update the AV.
	+- 100MB is not too much. Most people use more than that with
Glugle talk, or Glugle listen, or whatever they call it.
	[]'s

PS The firewall is mandatory, if you want any privacy at all.
-- 
Don't be evil - Google 2004
We have a new policy  - Google 2012

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