Guide to set up Avast Passwords password manager in Avast Free Antivirus. Avast Free Antivirus 2016 brings a new password manager feature, we’ll walk you through the steps from Avast Passwords Set up to installing its browser extensions.
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Avast Passwords Password Manager
If you’ve already installed Avast Free AV, open the Avast GUI, click on ‘Passwords’ and Continue.
On ‘Passwords Overview’ screen, create a main password, make a note of it, if you forget it, you’ll be in trouble.
Install Avast Passwords extensions on chrome and Firefox browsers by following the on-screen instructions. You need to click on ‘install extension’ link provided opposite to Firefox or Chrome browser.
Tip: You can also install extensions on browsers by visiting Passwords Page.
When ‘Excellent! Avast passwords is ready for you to use’ message screen appears, it’s all set, delete your passwords from browsers and start using the Avast Password manager.
You can notice an Avast key icon in the user name and password fields on account login pages, as well as key icon on the Chrome navigation bar.
Avast Passwords Settings Page
You can change your Main password, and also set how often you should be asked by Avast to enter Main password by visiting
Settings > General > Passwords page, you’ve the options to set on : reboot, Once a Week, Once a day and ‘Twice a day’.
If you use Android or iOS, install Avast Passwords on them, and ‘Turn on Synchronization’ in Passwords page.
How does Avast make money with the Passwords program by offering to free version users
Avast Passwords free or basic version does these two things
- Acts as a Password manager for all your devices
- Autofills online forms
Notifications will be shown to free version user to upgrade Avast Passwords Premium version to enjoy the following benefits
Password guardian and One Touch login
Password Guardian: All your passwords are watched, and you’ll be notified when any of your passwords are leaked or compromised.
One Touch Login: Without typing the Master password again and again, you can sign into accounts by taping on the screen on your mobile device. With this premium feature, a notification will be send to paired mobile device, by confirming it, user will be able to auto sign into Avast Passwords on his PC.
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What’s your take on Avast Passwords? Has Avast done a good thing by integrating Password Manager in its Free Antivirus? Let us know your thoughts in comments.
Somehow, I can’t change how often I’m asked for my Main Password.
It says ‘Once a week’ but I get it at every reboot.(every time I open my laptop)
Thanks.
Hover over the bar and ensure it is set to once a week but not on reboot and also click ‘OK’ after making the change.
Venkat – I am having the same problem. It says “Once a week” and stills asks for my password on reboot. I changed it to once per day then back to once per week and it still asks for my password on reboot.
Hey Venkat this doesn’t work. The problem is not fixed.
this extension made my memory constantly stay at 100%
Which Chrome or Firefox’s? Try uninstalling the extension in affected browser and see how it performs in another.
And what happens if you forget the main password? Is there no way to create a new one?
You’ve to remember master password to use Avast passwords or same is the case with password managers available online also.
Firefox on win10 after install the add-on on Facebook homepage memory gows to full vary fast 3G and browser hangs
problem solved if add-on is disable
Thanks
My master password is no longer recognised. ( I am fairly confident I have entered the correct password but it is possible I have misremembered a digit or number).
Can I cancel the password manager feature?
If so how do I do this?
If I uninstall and reinstall the Avast software will this reset everything?
As you said uninstalling and reinstalling might reset this master password, as you may have to configure passwords from the beginning, ensure to use Revo Uninstaller to fully uninstall and always create a restore point, if something goes wrong you can restore to that state.
With password manager in place in Firefox(Win7) Scrolling on some websites is very slow & jerky . Is there a setting that needs adjustment. When Password mannager add-on disabled scrolling is perfect. Can anyone help please
I find Password Manager to be very annoying and less than helpful. Every time I go to a website where I need to sign on, and my hidden password is showing, I accept it and it fails. I’m taken to another sign on page, and as I begin to enter my password, it is combined with something (hidden) from Avast. I often have to enter my password several times before it’s accepted. With Avast Pasword Manager I’m doing more work than I used to. I want to turn off or uninstall Password Manager, but can’t figure out how to do this.
https://techdows.com/2015/11/uninstall-remove-avast-passwords-avast-2016.html
I purchased AvastPassword protection, but couldn’t get it downloaded. I would like to cancel my purchase. Please help me to cancel it.
Please contact Avast support https://support.avast.com/support/home
i have installed the avast password extension but it is not filling username and passwords automatically
How you’ve installed the extension, with Avast free antivirus? Because it is available with Avast only. If you’ve installed installed, try to repair or reinstall it to see if that fixes the issue.
I’m concerned how secure is Avast’s Passwords, Password Manager, Password Vault. It seems to be Cloud driven, which makes me nervous. What is the security encryption or levels taken to encrypt the data base, and the transmission between the Cloud and my computer? Also, in the past, Avast has included free and great features in their product before, only to be later removed into a separate product to be purchased. This password management service–coupled with the safe banking feature–sounds to be a great service, but I still have some reservations, especially since I already use my own password vault on my computer that I know and trust very well with its security.
I just bought the Avast Passwords app, and when I go to add the Firefox extension – it is not showing in the app – only the Chrome extension is. How do I get it to include an extension add on for Firefox?
Please contact Avast support.
I purchased Avast and decided to use it’s passwords manager.
It doesn’t work.
Now I can’t even log in manually using the passwords I’ve always used.
If there is no way to fix this I’m never buying Avast again.