AVAST and other security software doesn't block them. I could name a number of other free and even paid for software I know whose installers can contain just as pernicious PUPs which you're literally just one click away from when you use them. I can confirm that as I was using a paid for Auslogics defragger for three years and AVAST never batted an eyelid.īut now it has been added to the security definitions lists and suddenly we're all being saved from this 'new' potential threat. I can find threads dating back years talking about the same thing and even mentioning that AVAST didn't flag it as a threat. Here's the irony: this "malware" has been part of many Auslogics installers for years. AV/AM software like AVAST, Malwarebytes, Spybot and I suspect others now flag up anything to do with them as a potential threat and I guess AVAST blocking downloads from their web site is part of this. Since then warnings about this online and in PC magazines have escalated to the point where Auslogics are now treated with the greatest of suspicion.
This comes on the back of an installer for one of their products which either accidentally or deliberately would install a 'system performance' booster and other unwanted (of course) adware/crapware even when that option was specifically deselected in the installer menu.
The problem is that the security threat industry has gone right over the top with anything Auslogics related and treats them as suspect and any software they provide as a PUP.
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