Corrine Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 From gHacks: Latest Avast reportedly deleting Firefox add-ons: Several locations on the Internet, including the official Avast forum, Reddit and Firefox support site Mozilla Zine, are filling up with user reports that that latest version of Avast deletes Firefox add-ons automatically. Some users report that add-ons get deleted automatically on startup and without option to prevent this from happening in the first place. The issue does not seem to be linked to the program's Browser Cleanup tool directly even though it is designed to detect and remove lowly rated plugins and browser extensions that are installed in popular browsers such as Firefox or Internet Explorer. It is unclear right now what is causing the issue and why only some users of the browser who have Avast installed on their systems are affected by the automatic removal of Firefox add-ons on the system. More at the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 That is BAD behavior! I can understand adware/malware addons but all addons?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Shame Avast are hitting the skids, I used them for years when I was running XP and they did me proud. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Insane that a antivirus would remove legit extensions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 There was a controversy about Avast last month too: Avast Antivirus Was Spying On You with Adware (Until This Week). In August there was a problem with one of the Avast updates resulting in a plethora of F/P warnings for the .NET 3.5.1 Framework security update -- although we all know that A/V's do occasionally have false positives. Its just that some may consider the latest the third strike. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Agreed!! If I needed an antivirus, it definitely wouldn't be Avast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Thanks Corrine. If I see any posts about unusual FF behavior, I'll ask what av program is on the computer and to check the addons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hello, From reading the article in Avast's forum, it just appeared to be a bug in their software, and a fix will be shortly available (it not already released). Regards, Aryeh Goretsky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Yes, I understand that an update solved the issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 But it was very important that Avast users be aware until it was fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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