I am new to Avast Free. I have v7.0.1466.549 installed. So far, everything appears to be okay. However, I have an issue with the "update" portion (or shield). Right now, I do all my updating to anything (if possible) manually. Such is the same for Avast Free. The issue this. I have the Avast update settings set to "ask when an update is available". And, I guess, this is not a real problem. However, now I have a triangle w/exclamation mark telling me I am not fully protected. Say what ??!! I want to suggest a change to Avast Free that when "ask when an update is available" to indicate that Avast is protected. This setting (if I am correct) is to let the user know that there are updates available. When checked, this should not detract from the fact that "supposedly" the user is protected but just requires the user to select, download and install any updates. So, what say you? Thanks for listening.