Since it isn't closed, I'll reply. If I were you midnight, I'd wait to upgrade. I made the mistake of not making the program update setting, let me know. But then, even if I had, because I've never had a single problem since first getting and using Avast, I'd of probably just upgraded anyhow. But had it happened that way, or with the way it happened anyhow, I think I'd still be regretting it and wishing I still had version 8.
Why? because for some reason, when it first upgraded, as it always has, I couldn't get on the internet. Mozilla Firefox, v25, it wouldn't open at all. IE (forget exactly which version but whichever it was it was up to date and it don't really matter because I don't use IE. It's just on the system and I've never bothered removing it), but IE would open but wouldn't go anywhere. I couldn't navigate to anywhere. Just opened a blank page (FWIW, a blank page because as I said, it's not my default browser so I never set it to anything). Finally, had to have a friend come over and after looking things over and me explaining what all happened, he disabled all web shields and then enabled them again. All seemed fine so he left.
Next time I logged on, could get FF25 to open but it wouldn't go anywhere. Disabled web shields and then enabled again and all was fine. Long story short, this kept and keeps happening. So, after I get fed up, which didn't take long, I got on my smartphone and searched the issue. Saw people were having all sorts of issues, other then mine, but the consensus was to repair or do a clean install.
So, I tried the repair first. Long story short, didn't help. So I uninstalled avast and reinstalled after rebooting after each. This seemed to work. Until computers, both the desktop and laptop, of which both are running Windows 7 ultimate with all and most recent updates.
On both, I am still at times having to disable and then re-enable web shields just to get certain pages.websites to open/work properly. Even on/in these forums, I'd be researching this issue or issues in general with version 9, be checking out a thread and get to the end of page 1 and click on page 2 only to find it won't open. Low and behold, turn off web shields and it opens. Then re-enable web shields yet again. Only to have things work for a while until it happens again.
So yea, if I were you, I'D WAIT TO UPGRADE!!!
And even though I've stated my issue here, to warn you, I'm still going to start my own thread in the hopes someone will be able to help and help me resolve it. But only after seeing what helpful replies, if any, this post will/may bring.
And to those who may reply, please keep this on mind. Not everyone is a computer builder, techno geek, computer wiz and whatever other terms are used for people in the computer this field. Some of us are just users. And some, like me, are just users able to resolve most issues, and learned to do so from having to resolve issues. My biggest problem is when the same things happen more then once and the time between them was sufficient enough to where I know I resolved it before I just don't remember what the hell I did. lol
So, in advance to any and all replies, thanks much in advance.
P.S.
What a pain it is to have to do and go through the verification process each and every time I post. Don't know if this is an every post thing or if it's just me and those who don't have many posts and or are newbies? Either way, what a pain. I'd think verifying my/the registration process through the link sent to me and in my email would be enough to not have to do this.