Official spam from a product with an anti-spam feature...
Thanks for the acknowledgement of your spam.
It was not the answer I was hoping for, but it is an answer.
It is also the answer that results in me, a LONG time paid user, no longer using or recommending your product due to your "method" of spam.
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<b>Received: </b>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 04:05:13 AM CST<br>
<b>From: </b>avast! support <helpdesk@avast.com><br>
<b>To: </b>xxxxx<br>
<b>Subject: </b>[#xxxxx]: Avast Popup Advertisements<br>
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Hello Benny!<br />
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>I am NOT okay with Avast popup ADVERTISEMENTS<br />
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I understand. Please follow the suggestions xxxxx provided, it should reduce the advertisements, if not remove them.<br />
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>Disabling features can not be the only way<br />
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You're not supposed to disabled any security feature, just set avast! to silent mode, which seems to be exactly what you're looking for. In this mode, the pop-ups are not displayed.<br />
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Please understand that we are commercial company and the advertisements is one of the method how to succeed on the market. We're glad that you paid for the better version of our antivirus after using the free version for so many years. But please understand that you did not pay for a version without any advertisements, but for version that provides more security.<br />
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So again - if you're tired of the pop-up advertisements, please follow the instructions of xxxxx.<br />
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Best regards,<br />
<br />xxxxx, senior technical support supervisor
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Ticket Details<br />
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Ticket ID: xxxxx<br />
Department: Technical Support (Consumer AV)<br />
Type: Communication<br />
Status: <font color="#ffffff">On Hold</font><br />
Priority: <font color="#45991c">Normal</font><br />
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Support Center: <a href="
https://support.avast.com/index.php?" target="_blank">
https://support.avast.com/index.php?</a><br />
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