Thank you very much for responding.
I had already clicked the no Avast pop up offers & has all of the notifications set to 0 and they keep coming. When I set to SILENT MODE, it goes nutzoid letting me know that i will not receive notifications if it is set at SM. Will keep trying to figure this out.
I have had paid Avast Internet for 3 yrs and did not have problems with the notifications but since the very recent updates, it has been extremely annoying & interruptive