Thanks for the reply:
Yes, I am connected. And on My Avast, I'm logged in.
It says here: "Your free license will expire soon or has already expired. Please follow the instructions in your Avast Antivirus or go to the Avast store to choose another license".
You're right, I "found" or better recognised the pop-up with the two options: "Standard protection" or "Complete Protection". (The only thing is that the buttons were not visible. I only "see" with mouse cursor over it. By clicking, its the described issue. - Pls see attached screen shot of the pop-up.)
Please note, that my OS is Win XP Prof. 64-bit, but with SP2 only. Could this be the reason for that issue? (A YES as an answer alone won't help
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For that very reason, I am still using Avast Free program version 8 (a long story: the newer had issues with the OS). With my Avast UI, I never saw any red activate button. (I checked it now again.)
Thanks again.