Author Topic: Avast Installs Chrome (Read 23,805 times)

Renegade · « **Reply #25 on:** February 14, 2013, 06:23 AM »

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 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 14, 2013, 10:17 AM »

Quote from: Carol Haynes on February 10, 2013, 11:03 AM

Direct download:

http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/avast_free_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 - 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.

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Looks like Avast has cut a deal with CNET. $:-\$

Renegade · « **Reply #27 on:** February 14, 2013, 11:48 AM »

Quote from: 40hz on February 14, 2013, 10:17 AM

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.

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 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 14, 2013, 12:09 PM »

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 · « **Reply #29 on:** February 14, 2013, 12:21 PM »

Quote from: Carol Haynes on February 14, 2013, 12:09 PM

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).

Found it on this page:

http://www.avast.com/en-au/download-thank-you.php?product=FA-AVAST&locale=en-au

The page before it was:

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

Quite well hidden!

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

40hz · « **Reply #30 on:** February 14, 2013, 01:16 PM »

Quote from: Renegade on February 14, 2013, 12:21 PM

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

@Ren - Cute! Nice catch.

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

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #31 on:** February 14, 2013, 03:44 PM »

It's still on the US site too

40hz · « **Reply #32 on:** February 14, 2013, 04:33 PM »

Quote from: Carol Haynes on February 14, 2013, 03:44 PM

It's still on the US site too

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.