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In response to post #76810703. #77394508, #77676363, #77698568, #77825388, #78386518, #79101688, #79101903, #79103693, #79103973 are all replies on the same post. Following the Vice article, Avast stopped the harvesting and selling of browsing history, bought stock back in the company Jumpshot that was responsible, and closed the company down. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxejbb/avast-antivirus-is-shutting-down-jumpshot-data-collection-arm-effective-immediately

In response to post #76810703. #77394508, #77676363, #77698568, #77825388, #78386518, #79101688, #79101903, #79103693 are all replies on the same post. This sounds like a malicious script stored in your browser cache. For future use, you can use a free tool called CCleaner from Piriform to clean the caches of multiple browsers at the same time, and the Windows system temp files: https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/builds

In response to post #76810703. #77394508, #77676363, #77698568, #77825388, #78386518, #79101688, #79101903 are all replies on the same post. Malwarebytes is a great tool for removing malware infections, but as an anti-virus platform, it is below the middle of the pack in real-world tests. In short, the performance of it's resident protection modules are unacceptable.

In response to post #76810703. #77394508, #77676363, #77698568, #77825388, #78386518, #79101688 are all replies on the same post. Please limit recommendations to something you have expertise in. If you aren't a doctor or a nurse practitioner, don't hand out medical advice. If you aren't an IT professional, don't hand out anti-virus recommendations.

In response to post #77697338. #78184403, #78253598 are all replies on the same post. Systems Engineer here: Windows Defender scores in the middle of anti-virus products on the market, in real-world AV tests. . It's better than nothing, but it does not do a much better job than Avast or AVG, both of which consistently score near the top.

In response to post #76810703. #77394508, #77676363, #77698568, #77825388, #78386518, #79101903 are all replies on the same post. Systems Engineer here: Don't make suggestions if you don't know what you are talking about. Windows Defender isn't a bad anti-virus product in real-world scores, it's better than nothing, but it isn't better than Avast. Avast consistently scores better in real-world tests and has less performance impact. See for yourself: https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/ https://www.av-comparatives.org/consumer/