Ofcourse is avast scanning, that is called real time protection.
A av that doesn't scan when you work on a computer is useless.
As I said, you can disable the pop-ups in the settings if you have a paid version.
There is no need to run a full scan everyday.
The real time protection is already protecting you.
You only have to run it when you think there is something wrong.
What you called was not avast, but a third party that only handles certain things for avast for a fee as is very clearly mentioned on the website.
https://www.avast.com/total-careDon't look surprised if they want to charge you if you call a paid service.
If you have payment/card issues, you need to contact avast or the company that handled the payment.
This is also clearly mentioned at the website.
https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB24The problems are handled and solved.
You just don't see it because avast is handling those things (for privacy and legal reasons) in "private" with that person.
Ofcourse there are complaints on this webboard.
This webboard is here to help if someone has a issue.
But you (as almost everyone) forget that people who don't have problem are only seldom posting it, but they are the fast majority.
I don't know the exact numbers but let's say 10 people are complaining/have a problem.
But at the same time there 25 million that have no complain/problem at all.
It is like going to a car graveyard.
He look at the massive amount of broken cars !
But you forget that there is a entire world outside the graveyard where a huge amount of cars are not broken.
If you don't have a subscription for one of the additional products (e.g. CleanUp), don't install that component and if you already have remove it.