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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1906880" data-attributes="member: 190607">No one here &quot;hates&quot; Avast.&nbsp; I gave several citations for multiple reasons to be extremely wary of Avast.&nbsp; It's up to you if you are going to be wise enough to check out the links and heed the admonition.&nbsp; Actually, yes it is.&nbsp; First, several sketchy anti-virus programs, and especially Avast, are insidious, and if you don't fully uninstall them....YES, they can still run.&nbsp; The fact that these sketchy anti-virus programs install themselves deep into your operating system is why they impact your Mac's performance and cause problems, and why you need either an uninstaller program, or very detailed instructions, to fully remove them.Wrong.Because I'm regularly in touch with literally tens of thousands of Macintosh users.&nbsp; I'm the head of a user group with close to 10,000 users all by itself.&nbsp; I have Web sites that have been visited by millions of Mac users, many of whom I've been in touch with.&nbsp; I'm on about a dozen Macintosh discussion lists.&nbsp; I've had hundreds of articles about the Macintosh published all over the world.&nbsp; etc. etc.&nbsp; I've helped countless Mac users troubleshoot problems with their Macs.&nbsp; If I haven't heard of any Mac users complaining of something, then it is simply not a common problem, and it's likely that it's never a problem.This is a Macintosh discussion list.&nbsp; Accusing a Macintosh user of being a &quot;fanboy&quot; is highly offensive. It's the kind of low class thing that a Windows bigot would say.&nbsp; Doing it on a Macintosh discussion list is an extreme faux pas.&nbsp; Read the room.Accusing ME of being a fanboy, while I'm assisting you with your Macintosh problem (for FREE, giving you the benefit of my experience for no other reason than just to be nice) is a huge insult.&nbsp; If you want further assistance from me, I'm going to need an apology.___________________________________________Randy B. Singer&nbsp; •&nbsp; Attorney at Law Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)Macintosh Routine Maintenance&nbsp; •&nbsp; <a href="http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html" target="_blank">Macintosh Routine Maintenance</a>___________________________________________</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1906880, member: 190607"] No one here "hates" Avast. I gave several citations for multiple reasons to be extremely wary of Avast. It's up to you if you are going to be wise enough to check out the links and heed the admonition. Actually, yes it is. First, several sketchy anti-virus programs, and especially Avast, are insidious, and if you don't fully uninstall them....YES, they can still run. The fact that these sketchy anti-virus programs install themselves deep into your operating system is why they impact your Mac's performance and cause problems, and why you need either an uninstaller program, or very detailed instructions, to fully remove them. Wrong. Because I'm regularly in touch with literally tens of thousands of Macintosh users. I'm the head of a user group with close to 10,000 users all by itself. I have Web sites that have been visited by millions of Mac users, many of whom I've been in touch with. I'm on about a dozen Macintosh discussion lists. I've had hundreds of articles about the Macintosh published all over the world. etc. etc. I've helped countless Mac users troubleshoot problems with their Macs. If I haven't heard of any Mac users complaining of something, then it is simply not a common problem, and it's likely that it's never a problem. This is a Macintosh discussion list. Accusing a Macintosh user of being a "fanboy" is highly offensive. It's the kind of low class thing that a Windows bigot would say. Doing it on a Macintosh discussion list is an extreme faux pas. Read the room. Accusing ME of being a fanboy, while I'm assisting you with your Macintosh problem (for FREE, giving you the benefit of my experience for no other reason than just to be nice) is a huge insult. If you want further assistance from me, I'm going to need an apology. ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer • Attorney at Law Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh Routine Maintenance • [URL="http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html"]Macintosh Routine Maintenance[/URL] ___________________________________________ [/QUOTE]

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