Avast causing malware?

[MolochHD]

Hi all

So someone told me recently that Avast can activate malware in your browser. I have been using avast for a while and I never heard of it before. Is this true?

 

[rgd1101]

I been told people said a lot of thing that is not true.

 

[photonboy]

Um... ???

NO. Also, I have no idea what you're talking about but... NO.

Perhaps it can DETECT malware?

I did however hear that AMD is working on a low-cost VR solution for people with monocular vision.

 

[shmu26]

maybe what you heard is that many anti-virus suites, including some of the top brands, inject a digital certificate into secure connections, so they can scan the connection and verify that you are actually getting to the banking site you want.
There is some debate about this practice, because it can actually break the certificate chain. But at the present time, better with than without. It is an accepted practice in security software.

 

[MolochHD]

So I should not worry about Avast free. I also use malwarebytes the free version.

 

[shmu26]

not to worry. it's fine.if anything, this feature will be in avast paid version.
The secure connection scanning can be troublesome in some AV suites, sometimes I have to disable it.
But you won't even have that feature on the free version.

 

[rgd1101]

What you should worry is your internet habit

 

[MolochHD]

I see, thanks for that shmu

 

[shmu26]

correction: avast free edition does scan HTTPS connections by default, but this is usually not problematic, and it can be disabled.