Avira

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by JerryM, Apr 16, 2013.

  1. Tinstaafl

    Tinstaafl Registered Member

    Well actually you can. It's really simple on Windows 10.

    Start Task Manager > click on Startup > select Avira Connect > then click the disable button. Reboot. No more Avira Connect (Launcher). If you want easy access to the Avira AV program, just drag the icon from the Windows start menu onto the task bar to create a quick launch icon.

    Life is good againo_O

    FYI, if you do this and then find you still want to "Connect" temporarily, you can launch Avira Connect on a one-time basis from the Windows start menu at any time ... it will remain disabled for the next reboot.
     
  2. Wellies

    Wellies Registered Member

    @ Tinstaafl - I do this too.
     
  3. anon

    anon Registered Member

    With above, just you remove the Avira.Systray.exe
    (Avira.Systray.exe = C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher)
    ...... and Avira.ServiceHost.exe is still there, up and running. :D
    (Avira.ServiceHost.exe = C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher)

    Also:
    In taskbar, to replace the Avira Connect (Launcher) icon with the Avira Antivirus icon is one thing.
    Just to remove the Avira Connect (Launcher) icon in another.

    In the first case you have the Connect (Launcher) / Antivirue icon which is there for a purpose (to monitor via the open/closed umbrella if the AV works or not, to start a manual update, etc).
    In the second case you have nothing.
    I prefer the first one.
     
    Last edited: Dec 13, 2016
  4. Tinstaafl

    Tinstaafl Registered Member

    So you admit that you LIKE the launcher now! :D
     
    Last edited: Dec 13, 2016
  5. Tinstaafl

    Tinstaafl Registered Member

    If you wish to stop Avira.ServiceHost.exe from continually accessing the network, and contacting a server for who knows what, it is a simple matter to add a Windows firewall outbound rule to block it. :D
     
  6. Hiltihome

    Hiltihome Registered Member

    You probably kill the cloud feature, when doing this.

    If you are not satisfied with Avira anymore, like me, just dump it, like me.
     
  7. Osaban

    Osaban Registered Member

    To call web protection and mail protection 'bloat' it is a bit over the top as all AVs companies feature these modules. In the past (around 2010-11) I used to disable web protection as it would slow down my browsing speed, but nowadays it really does not affect performance at all on 3 machines including a Vista OS.

    In any case to each his own, I also believe that the Avira free model should be enough.
     
  8. anon

    anon Registered Member

    Mistake. I'm saying that I can't avoid it anymore. ;)
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    One more Tinstaafl's "hack".......
    As @Hiltihome wrote, do you know what Avira.ServiceHost.exe does?
     
    Last edited: Dec 13, 2016
  9. anon

    anon Registered Member

    Readers of popular websites targeted by stealthy Stegano exploit kit hiding in pixels of malicious ads

    ;)

     
    Last edited: Dec 13, 2016
  10. anon

    anon Registered Member

    Great improvements and innovations, indeed! :rolleyes:
     
  11. Tinstaafl

    Tinstaafl Registered Member

    Nope. This service is only related to the Launcher. Cloud and updater still work fine. I spent some time with a network packet analyzer trying to figure out what it was doing. Looked like some sort of keep-alive, or heartbeat packets to a cloud server. The deal breaker for me was that it was doing so over a non-encrypted port 80 connection. A no-no for me as far as security is concerned :D

    I still think Avira is the best AV.
     
  12. Tinstaafl

    Tinstaafl Registered Member

    So you don't care for the word "bloat". Just disregard that connotation in English, and substitute "unnecessary" instead. My personal preferences and computer skills make it so.

    I like Avira enough to buy a 3 year plan, then converted it into the free edition. The developers need to get paid to keep putting out a great product :D
     
  13. Tinstaafl

    Tinstaafl Registered Member

    To provide web protection, the AV has to sniff all of your HTTP traffic. To do so with HTTPS, it has to become man-in-the-middle using security certificates, etc., essentially using a proxy. I'm not really sure I like that no matter how fast it is.

    Besides anything that your web protection could catch, will be caught by your AV real-time file scanner anyway, right?

    And as far as web exploit kits go, I am also running HitmanPro.Alert, a real-time exploit mitigation and risk reduction application.
     
    Last edited: Dec 14, 2016
  14. Tinstaafl

    Tinstaafl Registered Member

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    Tinstaafl Registered Member

  16. Telos

    Telos Registered Member

    I'm guessing the "Sorry to see you leave link" was getting over-trafficked and needed redesign to handle the demand. :argh:
     
  17. anon

    anon Registered Member

    "Post of the year in Avira's thread" = My vote goes to #4666

    :argh::argh::argh:
     
  18. Tom111

    Tom111 Registered Member

    source: https://toolslib.net/forum/viewthread/9896/

    Avira detecting Adwcleaner as malware?
     
  19. anon

    anon Registered Member

  20. anon

    anon Registered Member

  21. robboman

    robboman Registered Member

    Just installed Avira free, very pleased with it so far.

    Are there any settings I could look at to make it as light-weight as possible?
     
  22. gery

    gery Registered Member

    the way they push the connect or whatever they want to call it is really not so attractive. way in the world they dont just let one use the av
     
  23. Osaban

    Osaban Registered Member

    Default configuration is probably the best for system performance.
     
  24. rookieman

    rookieman Registered Member

    :thumb:This was always a favorite of mine.
     
  25. Amanda

    Amanda Registered Member

    I don't like how they're pushing "Avira Phantom" and "Avira System Speedup" by default. It's bandwidth I don't want to waste.

    Other than that, it's fine. I couldn't care less about Avira Connect.
     
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