Useless until they remove bugs they didn't care they put in

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villandra's review of Avast Antivirus - www.avast.com

“Useless until they remove bugs they didn't care they...”

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written by villandra on 06/09/2018

Avast used to be a modestly good antivirus, would help stop viruses from downloading, defective web sites from loading, together with Malwarebytes that I would never be without.

I had the security version - don't have the title to look at since it's no longer on my computer, obviously, because my computer is working and I can surf the Internet.

The advertising is defective. You get to use a license with three devices - but one of them can't be your cell phone, you need to purchase a separate product for that, I got a different brand's antivirus for that. I don't think so! If you don't cover my phone don't even think you're getting more money off of me - and don't try to get me to buy a more expensive product telling me THAT will cover my cell phone, because you needed to include that to begin with.

Then, they made changes in the software, allegedly improving it. It allegedly needs to scan EVERY file that opens in my browser, even though I turned that feature off. It takes FOR EVER to open almost ANY web page, complete with all twelve ads at any place on the page, like all of them have.

Eventually, it breaks my internet connection.

Then it freezes my computer.

I uninstalled it and ALL of the problems disappeared.

I reinstalled it and they came back.

I uninstalled it and ALL the problems disappeared.

And don't even mess with what operating system or browser I'm using, because if they are going to charge good money for Avast and say it works, it has to work on all of them. So Avast has NO legs to stand on.

Worthless product. Worthless ---- (you fill in the blank) who created it. Don't even PRETEND to be human. I should complain to the Better Business Bureau and demand a refund, because my license is good until February! And I definitely WILL, if ANYONE pushes me on the matter.

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