Author Topic: Avast Free! Stop the "Register Now" popup?  (Read 3028 times)

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wardrich

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Avast Free! Stop the "Register Now" popup?
« on: July 29, 2012, 05:32:05 AM »
I only really only use Avast! as backup, I know well enough how to use a computer and the crap to avoid and I haven't had a virus on my computer since I was a kid in the 90's.  With that being said, Avast keeps popping up insisting that I register because my license is about to expire.  It's also telling me that in the last week or whatever I've had 0 suspicious files and 0 viruses.  Why would this even pop up, since there have been NO reports of viruses?  The pop-up is driving me nuts because it still pops-up after you close it (after only a few minutes!)

Avast! used to offer a continued free license if you signed in... Have they since dropped that option?

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Re: Avast Free! Stop the "Register Now" popup?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2012, 08:52:27 AM »
 I don't believe you haven't had a virus for over a decade. Why don't you install malwarebytes or try scanning with another AV, i guarantee it find something

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Re: Avast Free! Stop the "Register Now" popup?
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2012, 09:01:27 AM »
Avast! used to offer a continued free license if you signed in... Have they since dropped that option?

-> https://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=1073
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0

wardrich

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Re: Avast Free! Stop the "Register Now" popup?
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2012, 06:19:24 AM »
I don't believe you haven't had a virus for over a decade. Why don't you install malwarebytes or try scanning with another AV, i guarantee it find something

Challenge accepted.


Avast! used to offer a continued free license if you signed in... Have they since dropped that option?

-> https://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=1073

Mine only has the option of "PURCHASE"  :(.  I'll probably just uninstall it and find something else to use instead.

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Re: Avast Free! Stop the "Register Now" popup?
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2012, 06:22:50 AM »
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Mine only has the option of "PURCHASE"
have you installed trail version of avast PRO or avast AIS then?