![]() Annoyingly, there’s even a feedback form to tell Avast how it’s doing with it’s advertising! There are a lot of adverts in this product, and they are intrusive. After installation however, when you log into your Avast account to synchronise the licence, you discover that the mobile product is ad-supported. To install on Android, simply enter your Gmail address in the interface, and it’ll send a download link to your inbox. With the range of DNS hijacking exploits in use by hackers today, this protection is increasingly important. The Real Site module protects against unknowingly being sent to fake sites when logging into your bank etc. Use it carefully, however, as there’s no going back once you shred. This can delete single files, the contents of the recycle bin, and even an entire disk drive. There’s also an option to always run the program in the sandbox.Īlso on the context menu is the file shredder. You can simply right click the program in question and select “Run in sandbox”. Unusually, there’s also an in-built sandbox, which allows you to select a potentially dodgy program and execute it safely. Playing War Thunder while sending emails to myself from another machine resulted in no mail popups until the game was over, after which came a deluge, as if they’d been queued for delivery.Īs with other antivirus products, you can right click a file and scan it. ![]() It automatically recognises games as you play them. This detects programs that when in full screen mode, Avast will suppress system and application popups. A popup then offers a network scan to make sure you begin securely. Your answer sets the rules for the in-built firewall. So, what do you actually get for your money? Despite initial misgivings, the answer is surprisingly good.Īfter a simple installation, Avast Premier immediately gets down to business by asking what kind of network you’re connected to, private or public. To be fair, dismissing the resultant adverts does give you the opportunity to try the basic versions on a trial basis, but that’s hardly the point. This is poor form for a paid product calling itself “Premier”. The same is true of clicking Resolve when viewing supposed privacy issues, which asks you to subscribe to the AntiTrack service.Īvast Premium itself keeps flagging issues in the main interface that are only covered by these tools, leading to the conclusion that a part of the product is dedicated to driving extra sales. ![]() However, clicking the resolve button after the scan merely invites you to subscribe to Avast’s cleanup tool for an annual fee.
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