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 Avira Has Gone Over to The Dark Side

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TSRamjade
post Jun 14 2011, 03:10 AM, updated 15y ago

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Remember all those toolbars expecially the pesky ASK toolbar? Well, Avira has decided to push that toolbar to its free user if they want to have an additional protection; Webguard. The paid version is also not spared. shocking.gif

Avira has been sending emails to users of their PAID products urging them to install Registry Booster from Uniblue. They have also again started up the Notifier Ads (which had been abandoned for Avira 10 a few months ago) for the free product so they can badger users to install Registry Booster and other UniBlue products.

Until now, Avira has always detected ASK toolbar as malware as they have also detected Uniblue products until now.

Looks like the "Skywalker" family have issue with the dark side. lol

On to more serious things, I thing you guys (user of avira) should ditch it. Bad avira. Don't buy their product. Boycott. shakehead.gif

Source : http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=301198


TSRamjade
post Jun 14 2011, 08:39 PM

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QUOTE(linellux @ Jun 14 2011, 07:11 PM)
ASK toolbar? I am using Avira Premium Security. There is nothing wrong with it.
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It is in SP2 for Avira free. Offer to user if they want Webguard. If they want, have to install Ask Toolbar. Paid Usr will get email asking them to try and use Uniblue products.

 

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