LOL, I was having the same thought myself... Withholding ransomware protection would've been a kind of ransoming itself (though more passive-aggressive than openly hostile).
I'm glad to learn that the free version of Avast, which you've so generously given us, includes basic ransomware protection. Thanks! So as long as we use common sense, and don't open unknown email attachments, or visit suspicious websites (outside of a sandboxed browser session), we should be okay, right? I'd hate to have to call in Harrison Ford... He's quite ready to retire now, whether he knows it or not. :?)