Avast installed itself

Avast and 360 windows defender installed itself on my Laptop without permission. I was shocked the next morning because I suddenly have 2 Apps on my Laptop that I did not install. It appeared to install itself and it turned off  my Windows defender antivirus.
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I strongly suggest removing the said apps from your computer by going to Settings > Apps > Apps & Features. Look for the apps you need to remove and click the "Uninstall" button. You can then turn on your Windows Defender to help protect the computer from malware.

You can also perform a system restore to revert the PC to a state prior to these apps being added. The said step will undo whatever changes that were made to it, like installing apps or Windows Updates:

1. Right-click the Windows button > Select Run
2. Type in "rstrui", without the quotes, then click OK
3. Select "Choose a different restore point", then hit Next.
4. Select a restore point dated prior to the problem, then hit Next. If you don't see your preferred restore point, click "Show more restore points" and choose from there.
5. Click Finish.

System restore will take a while to complete. Please make sure not to interrupt this process. Once completed, please try to use the PC and check if the apps were removed.

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Go to Apps and Features change the list of installed apps/programs to date order. What was installed at the same time as Avast and whatever 360 windows defender is. They could have been bundled in with what you installed that date.

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