Error message occurring when Avast is running concurrently

[jessicabrodsky]

Reported by user:

"I'm getting this error in Chrome (OS Windows 7):

This extension failed to redirect a network request to data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAACklEQVR4nGMAAQAABQABDQottAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== because another extension (avast! Online Security) redirected it to data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAAFElEQVR4XgXAAQ0AAABAMP1L30IDCPwC/o5WcS4AAAAASUVORK5CYII=."

[tomasko126]

The same problem is appearing too, when user has installed AdBlock and avast! Online Security browser extension.

The problem is that avast! is using different url for PNG null content as Disconnect, AdBlock, ABP, Ghostery etc. (Disconnect, AdBlock, ABP, Ghostery etc. are using the same PNG null content in order to avoid conflicts between them like this one).

So this is problem of Avast Online Security extension, developers of this extension must change PNG null content URL from data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAAFElEQVR4XgXAAQ0AAABAMP1L30IDCPwC/o5WcS4AAAAASUVORK5CYII=. to data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAACklEQVR4nGMAAQAABQABDQottAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==

Maybe contact them somehow?

[oldestlivingboy]

@jessicabrodsky just pinged (or is about to ping) Abine (again) because they have the same issue (with DoNotTrackMe). I don't think we have any contacts at Avast, but she can try to find somebody there.

[tomasko126]

Interesting that Avast forum is being spammed with threads describing this problem and they weren't able to fix it yet.

[jessicabrodsky]

I've contacted both Abine and Avast - Abine says they're looking into it, and Avast's response is pending.