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Hi, I've been using Avira free antivirus for a few months and today it has started popping up a window - Website Safety Advisor. It looks a bit suspicious because it just tells me what it's supposed to do and then asks am I excited about this, yes or no. I have the feeling it could be adware as it simply won't go until I click on it. Any ideas?
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ALWAYS REMEMBER BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU:::::::: Have a nice day and an even better one tomorrow
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thanks for that, I'm running it now. (it's pretty slow!) I'll have to leave it running all night I think.
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Avira is quite good compared to some of the other freebees - but of later (last 3 months) it has become much more invasive with their own advert reminders. I have not yet found a way to block them - and will guess that an organisation like Avira has made them "unblockable" in the hope that users will get the paid-for version that should be free of such things
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5 Precepts of Buddhism seem appropriate. Refrain from taking life. Refrain from taking that which is not given. Refrain from misconduct. Refrain from lying. Refrain from intoxicants which lead to loss of mindfulness
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I was using Avira on a laptop until I got fed up of it advertising itself . Got shut & now use Avast! .
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have used avast for years
cos i'm that kinda guy...
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i have found avast the best free anti-virus around, i am not getting trojan horses and worms like i used to with other ones.
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I ran malware bites and the problem seems to have righted itself. Thanks to everyone for the interest, and if I have any difficulties again I'll definitely go back to Avast, they were good. Just that the hard drive had to be wiped and it came back with Avira installed.
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by GaryFromWirral - 28th Dec 2023 8:49pm
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by GaryFromWirral - 28th Dec 2023 8:49pm
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