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Here at Windows Central,we reviewed it back in 2020and gave it a glowing recommendation.

Is Brave going to fix the issue?

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If you have installed Brave browser in the last year, check the services manager to see if the VPN services are installed.

We can take a look at what the installation is actually doing with the VPN services.

In aposton Github, Brian Clifton, the VP of Engineering@brave, explains more of the situation.

The change to load the VPN services went live inthis updatewhich is dated April 4th of this year.

Image of Services running Brave VPN service

If you have installed Brave browser in the last year, check the services manager to see if the VPN services are installed.

Brave has already addressed the issue and promised to resolve it.

What does the fix look like?

As we solve this issue, here’s what we plan to do.

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Remove the service registrations during install (for Brave Vpn Service and Brave Vpn Wireguard Service).

This will prevent new users from having the service installed.

How to disable Brave VPN on your setup?

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Is Brave online window safe to install?

While these installations are rather benign, they show the threat that any installation poses to our computers.

Always remember to find a known good file hash and compare it to the file you are downloading.

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