TP-Link router, send data to Avira without permission.80,000 requests a day

In recent years, routers have not only traveled, but also play a role as a security device for home networks.Third -party security services such as Asus Aiprotection using TRENDMICRO antivirus functions and NetGear Armor, which use BitDefender protective functions, are increasing rapidly.

Similarly, TP-Link in China provides similar services in partnership with Trendmicro and Avira.However, according to Reddit user reports, TP-Link's affiliated Homeshield services to Avira are sending data to Avira even if they are disabled from the UI.

Avira's functions are intended to enter the network and protect from malicious content.The problem is that there is no way to completely turn off this function, not the function itself.Even if it seems to be invalid on the UI, continue sending data to Avira.It seems that the amount of data to be sent seems to be quite large, and there were more than 80,000 requests in 24 hours.

The issue was also published in XDA-Developers in May 2021, and TP-Link states that it is working on a firmware update that allows Avira services permanently to turn off.However, such options have not been realized nearly a year after this comment in TP-Link.

When Reddit's contributor contacted TP-Link, it claims that the data sent is to make sure that the router owner is enabling Avira services.However, it is unusual to make 80,000 requests a day.In other words, it is sent once every second.Sending user data to third parties without a user consent has also violated the European GDPR (EU general data protection rules).

According to the contributor, if the request is blocked, the router will fall into a retry loop and will not be able to use it properly.

( * This problem states that it is happening in "HomeCare" in the Tech Power UP article, but in Reddit and XDA-DEVELOPERS, it is written in "Homeshield", so to "HOMESHILD".Corrected)