I'm using free Avast. I always paid for virus programs before and was considering paying for Avast, but it has nagged me so much since I started using the free version, it put me off. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago is started giving me messages that my license is expiring soon (again, I'm using the FREE version). I got them every freaking day, several times a day. It's culimated in a message saying my license expires today -- and it's said that for days. It gives me the option to pay for Avast (which I will not do at this time due to this very issue I'm reporting) or to continue with the free version. I have chosen the latter option several times over the last few days and it does nothing. I keep getting the messages and popups and it's clear that they will not stop until I pay. So, why is Avast pretending I can continue with the free version? Or, is that I CAN, but the price of using it is the daily nag screens? Please advise: either way, your sales tactics have actually caused me to not pay for something I was otherwise quite willing to pay for.