So i have registered here just to express my anger about this same matter, and about your fishy business tactics in general. This uninstall had it a long time coming.
I didnt do a new install, Avast has been here for ages, usually in game mode because in the latest years it has become a constant spammy ad monger, but whatever, its free, right? Yesterday when i got home and started my PC, Avast notified in a pop up on start up that it had updated. Said pop up had 2 check boxes about installing Google Chrome and some fishy toolbar, and a Next button making it look like normal. I proceeded to uncheck the boxes and continue.
Then in the next screen i get a new low standard from Avast: i get a screen that looks EXACTLY like a Cancel/Next dialogue, but it is some bull about installing some other crapware, and the buttons are changed to 'Accept' and 'Decline Offer', inverted to deceive me into clicking what would be the natural Next or Finish button.
From there on, im not very happy. Then i come home today, start my PC, and im notified yet again by Avast that it has updated. Same Google Chrome checkboxes, uncheck and continue. Everything seems well... wait... what is that new icon on my desktop?
I didnt accept anything, nor click anything. This is the very thing for which i have an antivirus installed, and you are doing it? What the hell?
Sure, various fanboys and CMs will be like "oh, but you did accept, it was in the license agreement!".... That is utter bull, and you know it perfectly well. And if you dont, well, have it checked because maybe you shouldnt be a sponsored poster in an antivirus community.
Also, the team says "oh but you can easily disable it in control panel/avast/avast features/avast shady fishy features/random folder/etc etc". Yeah, but it comes ENABLED, and it installs without my specific consent. Same thing, if you guys cannot fathom that have yourself checked lol.
Of course, you know all this perfectly, and the truth is you dont care. Well, i dont care either, so there goes ALL of your licensed software away from my computer. And most likely i will torrent your Pro version, just to get back at you fools. So whatever, ban this account, i couldnt care less about you and your ghetto business tactics. Get a clue.