Needless to say, recently, during the installation of some software products, attempts have been made to covertly install some add-ons that the user absolutely does not need? Unfortunately, even Avast antivirus developers do such things by offering their browser for the Internet. And the user then begins to puzzle over how to remove Avast SafeZone Browser. But many at the same time want to leave a valid antivirus. What to do?
Avast SafeZone Browser: what is it and how is the installation going?
Based on the name of the add-on, it is easy to guess that this is the most common browser for surfing the Internet, and it’s absolutely unremarkable.
Although it is believed that through the use of its own DNS server, security when accessing the Internet is increased, it is rather slow, and in order to get normal access to some resources, the pages have to be updated several times.
An installation suggestion was noticed when installing or preparing to install Avast antivirus modifications Pro and Internet Security. In the installed antivirus, the browser is installed when updating the components of the package, and during installation, a sentence like: “Do you mind Avast SafeZone Browser?”.
But here's what is interesting: the answer is yes and no. It is not immediately clear what is meant: do not mind - yes, or not mind - no? How to interpret the answers? The impression is that with any answer, the installation will take place (which is what actually happens).
How to remove Avast SafeZone Browser by a standard method?
At first it seems impossible to get rid of this obsessive supplement. Neither in the standard section of Windows programs and components, nor in the application manager of specialized optimizer utilities among the installed browser applications.
How to remove Avast SafeZone Browser in this situation? Need to refer to the removal of the antivirus! Many users do not want to uninstall it completely. This is not necessary.
First, in the installed programs section, select the removal of the main anti-virus package, for example, Avast Internet Security. At first, not the standard Windows uninstaller is triggered, but its own anti-virus package tool. Instead of deleting, in the window that appears, use the modify button, after which a window appears with a list of components that you want to install.
Among them is the Avast SafeZone Browser. How to disable it? Yes, just uncheck the line with its name. Many experts advise you not to stop there, but to deactivate the Secure DNS item (as mentioned above).
After that, it remains to press the orange change button from below, and then perform a complete reboot of the computer so that the changes take effect.
Third Party Utilities
If someone does not like the standard tools of the system, you can use powerful utilities like iObit Uninstaller, which work more efficiently and do not leave computer debris in the form of residual files and folders after uninstalling programs, and also completely delete all keys in the system registry.
The iObit Uninstaller application may also not recognize the installed browser. You can try to remove it using the standard method through the modification of the antivirus. But you can enter the element you are looking for in the search field and see if the program answers the request.
In any case, after the standard deletion, you need to select all residual elements and use the deletion of files in the line below. If this method does not work, the Forced Unistall forced removal function is useful. At the same time, you can remove all additional panels, the installation of which the user is not even aware of.
Total
Actually, this is the end of the discussion on how to remove Avast SafeZone Browser. In the end, it remains to give a little advice to those users who are going to install antivirus packages from Avast. In the installer itself, pay attention to offers to install additional components (sometimes they can be written in small print), as well as uncheck all add-ons. And if you still want to test the browser, remember that, despite all the statements of the developers, it has a very strong security vulnerability (tests confirm this).