Avast Installs Chrome

[Renegade]

I just noticed now that it ALSO installs "Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer". I'd never have noticed that if I'd not gone to uninstall a piece of software in the VM. Sigh...

[40hz]

Direct download:

http://files.avast.c..._antivirus_setup.exe

If the link doesn't work just go to www.avast.com, click Support and then look at the Downloads section (bottom left).

-Carol Haynes (February 10, 2013, 05:03 AM)

@Carol - The direct link you furnished works fine. (And thx for sharing that. )

But I wonder how much longer it's going to remain up.

Because if you go to the Avast webpages, all the links you will find (or at least I could find) just direct you back to download,com (aka CNET) for the free version.

Avast Installs Chrome

Looks like Avast has cut a deal with CNET.

[Renegade]

Because if you go to the Avast webpages, all the links you will find (or at least I could find) just direct you back to download,com (aka CNET) for the free version.

-40hz (February 14, 2013, 04:17 AM)

Good. I'm not blind then. I'd looked for a direct download, but only saw the link to CNET. I gave up after a bit & just went to CNET. I'd figured with their last fiasco that they'd smartened up a bit and would continue in kind. Guess not.

If it's free, YOU are the product. 

[Carol Haynes]

The link still works for me from the website

Go to www.avast.com

Click Support

Under Order & Renewals at the bottom click on "Software Installation Files"

and there is a link to the free version from the Avast servers (the link I posted earlier).

[Renegade]

The link still works for me from the website

Go to www.avast.com

Click Support

Under Order & Renewals at the bottom click on "Software Installation Files"

and there is a link to the free version from the Avast servers (the link I posted earlier).

-Carol Haynes (February 14, 2013, 06:09 AM)

Found it on this page:

http://www.avast.com...AST&locale=en-au

The page before it was:

http://www.avast.com...au/download-software

Quite well hidden!

(Consider changing "en-au" to your language-country codes.)

[40hz]

(Consider changing "en-au" to your language-country codes.)

-Renegade (February 14, 2013, 06:21 AM)

@Ren - Cute! Nice catch.

Guess Avast finally got fed up with all the deadbeat users in the USA.

[Carol Haynes]

It's still on the US site too 

[40hz]

It's still on the US site too  

-Carol Haynes (February 14, 2013, 09:44 AM)

I can hit it with the link you provided, but I still don't see it from my end just vanilla navigating via web pages. Either I'm denser than usual today, or they're tracking your inbound ip location and serving accordingly. I guess I could proxy myself and check. But I'm not that curious that I'm about to spend additional time over it.  

[wraith808]

I see it from the US.  Instead of going to downloads, go to support->Downloads->Installation files.  It's the first link.

[40hz]

I see it from the US.  Instead of going to downloads, go to support->Downloads->Installation files.  It's the first link.

-wraith808 (February 14, 2013, 11:35 AM)

Yes indeed. 'Denser than usual' it is for sure today. Thx.