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Why is Avast Promoting Google Chrome as their choice to replace internet explorer for windows xp users?

GeorgeFixer
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I recently got a pop up from Avast Antivirus claiming that Internet Explorer is not longer going to be a safe browser to us ( as if we didn't know that before ) with xp operating systems and they are recommending Google Chrome. I particularly do not like the Google Chrome interface. My question is why are they not recommending Mozilla Firefox? Or are they getting paid off to push the Google product.? I have had my problems with just about all browsers over the years of being on the internet but Mozilla seems to be the most stable and user interface friendly of all the browsers out there. Avast is claiming that Google Chrome is more protective of their users. I was of the understanding that Mozilla Firefox had protections built in that made it a fairly secure browser to use . Was I wrong in this ?

I recently got a pop up from Avast Antivirus claiming that Internet Explorer is not longer going to be a safe browser to us ( as if we didn't know that before ) with xp operating systems and they are recommending Google Chrome. I particularly do not like the Google Chrome interface. My question is why are they not recommending Mozilla Firefox? Or are they getting paid off to push the Google product.? I have had my problems with just about all browsers over the years of being on the internet but Mozilla seems to be the most stable and user interface friendly of all the browsers out there. Avast is claiming that Google Chrome is more protective of their users. I was of the understanding that Mozilla Firefox had protections built in that made it a fairly secure browser to use . Was I wrong in this ?

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Yes, the bundling of unrelated third-party applications comes as a result of paid deals. The Avast/Google situation is no different. It's also nothing new for Google: before there was Chrome, they were doing the same thing with other products like Google Toolbar.

Ethical issues aside, Mozilla wouldn't be able to out-bid Google. Most of Mozilla's revenue actually comes from Google, as a result of Google being the default search engine.

Microsoft will stop providing security updates for Windows XP a month from now (April 8, 2014). Regardless of which browser and security software you use, your system will not be protected if you continue using that operating system.

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Gingerbread Man
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Yes, the bundling of unrelated third-party applications comes as a result of paid deals. The Avast/Google situation is no different. It's also nothing new for Google: before there was Chrome, they were doing the same thing with other products like Google Toolbar.

Ethical issues aside, Mozilla wouldn't be able to out-bid Google. Most of Mozilla's revenue actually comes from Google, as a result of Google being the default search engine.

Microsoft will stop providing security updates for Windows XP a month from now (April 8, 2014). Regardless of which browser and security software you use, your system will not be protected if you continue using that operating system.