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Avast is dropping extension support for Firefox
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Hey, just want to share this with you all since users may come to our place asking about this.
In the meantime, I'm trying to get information if there's any implication for the users we need to anticipate. If you find a forum question related to this, please flag it here!
Hey, just want to share [https://support.avast.com/en-us/article/aosp-firefox-discontinuation-faq/#pc this] with you all since users may come to our place asking about this.
In the meantime, I'm trying to get information if there's any implication for the users we need to anticipate. If you find a forum question related to this, please flag it here!
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1447329
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Thanks, Paul.
What Jefferson, mentioned, basically. The product team has confirmed that users shouldn't see any significant implication due to this change. The main antivirus app should run as usual even without the extension.
Thanks, Paul.
What Jefferson, mentioned, basically. The product team has confirmed that users shouldn't see any significant implication due to this change. The main antivirus app should run as usual even without the extension.
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Looking at screenshots for the "Avast Online Security & Privacy" extension, it seems like it mostly offered tracking protection features, which are redundant, but also could inject search result reputation ratings flags into some search results sites. That latter feature might be harder for users to replace with a free product.
Looking at screenshots for the "Avast Online Security & Privacy" extension, it seems like it mostly offered tracking protection features, which are redundant, but also could inject search result reputation ratings flags into some search results sites. That latter feature might be harder for users to replace with a free product.
