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Title: Win a Nexus 7 Popup
Post by: P-squared on April 28, 2013, 11:45:51 AM

How do I stop Avast!'s advertising pop-ups?  I am tired of being offered the chance to win a Nexus 7.  I am amazed that a security software manufacturer has the nerve to serve me with their advertising pop-ups. 

Can anyone help me stop this annoying ritual, or do I just have to uninstall Avast! and go somewhere else?

Many thanks

Title: Re: Win a Nexus 7 Popup
Post by: mchain on April 28, 2013, 07:45:37 PM

hi P-squared,

I'm assuming you have got 8.0.1483 stable avast! free installed (you didn't say). 

Open the avast! gui (program window) and click Settings in upper right corner:  Settings>Popups. 

There you can change the popup duration time to 1 second if need be.  Unfortunately, since the free version is supported by advertising, you may still have to allow the pop-up, but at least it will now come up and disappear quickly.  I know, this can be very annoying, but I would rather have the avast! protection in place in spite of this behavior.

See attached .jpeg below for more information.  20 seconds is the default setting for all pop-ups; all popups can be changed to greater or lessor times if you wish.

Purchasing a paid version will remove the ad popups, but not saying you should, btw, because you get the same virus engine for protection in free as in the paid version...

EDIT:  If you can, choose "Show last popup message" and screenshot the offending popup by right-clicking the avast! icon in the system tray and attaching that .jpeg in your next reply.

Title: Re: Win a Nexus 7 Popup
Post by: !Donovan on April 28, 2013, 07:51:00 PM

Hi mchain,

Since when did avast! have ad popups? AFAIK, there weren't any back in 2009 when 4.8 was out.

~!Donovan

Title: Re: Win a Nexus 7 Popup
Post by: waking on April 28, 2013, 08:01:36 PM

Quote from: !Donovan on April 28, 2013, 07:51:00 PM

Since when did avast! have ad popups?

*Perhaps* these innovations are a consequence of taking on board as CEO a former
head of world-wide consumer sales and e-commerce? (Just speculating ...)

Title: Re: Win a Nexus 7 Popup
Post by: mchain on April 29, 2013, 01:47:12 AM

@ P-squared,

I hope you've reconsidered changing a/v's.  If not, here is a link for complete removal of old/uninstalled a/v programs:  http://singularlabs.com/uninstallers/security-software/ (http://singularlabs.com/uninstallers/security-software/)  You will see most, if not all, major vendors are included.

Found the source of the advert here:  (or rather, a blog announcing the ad campaign)  https://blog.avast.com/2013/04/13/avast-and-android-police-host-international-mega-giveaway/ (https://blog.avast.com/2013/04/13/avast-and-android-police-host-international-mega-giveaway/)   If you are running a desktop or laptop, this really does not apply to you.