Last week I upgraded when my "free" version of Avast expired. It was only $30 for 3 PCs. Immediately after activating the license I got a very odd spam email, one I have not seen before and is uncommon in my inbox. I tried not to think much of it until other things started to work differently. I now get pop ups on some website that I never got pop ups on before. Also, this morning my scroll feature stopped working on my laptop pad. I assumed some malware or virus had infected my system. Avast updated itself this morning, but did not indicate any problems. I ran SpyHunter and within 10 seconds it quarantined a pretty serious malware infection.
My question is- What is going on here? I have paid $30 for protection that seems to have no intent to protect and may not even have the ability to detect, let alone protect.
I'm considering just calling and asking for a refund. Has anyone else experienced this? I don't need this hassle if the product is ineffective.
Chris