How do I remove the Avast ad in my emails?

[rhinosfl]

Can someone kindly remind me how to make the free version of Avast stop putting ads for itself in my emails and newsgroup posts? There used to be a setting for this purpose but I can't find it now....

I'm referring to this:
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus

[DavidR]

Switch it off in the Mail Shield settings.

Avast Menu > Settings > Protection > Core Shields > Mail Shield - Add a signature to the end of sent emails.

That said, have you made any changes to your settings as I though this was off by default.

[rhinosfl]

Thank you very much! I've now turned off the generation of that ad. I swear, I looked at every one of the many settings TWICE looking for it but I see now that I didn't realize that Mail Shield and its peers had additional settings so I hadn't looked in those.

If it's default setting is off, then I'm at a loss to understand how it got turned on; I only just reinstalled Avast a week or two back after trying another product for a while. That setting was certainly off when I previously had Avast so that doesn't explain how that setting was on.

[rocksteady]

I have never turned it OFF myself, so assume it is set ON by default.

[DavidR]

Thank you very much! I've now turned off the generation of that ad. I swear, I looked at every one of the many settings TWICE looking for it but I see now that I didn't realize that Mail Shield and its peers had additional settings so I hadn't looked in those.

If it's default setting is off, then I'm at a loss to understand how it got turned on; I only just reinstalled Avast a week or two back after trying another product for a while. That setting was certainly off when I previously had Avast so that doesn't explain how that setting was on.

You're welcome.

It has gone through sone changes over time (I have been using Avast for over 16 years).  When it first came out I think it was on by default but for a time (recently) it was certainly off by default when there were complaints about it being on by default.

I thought that was still the case, as I haven't done/required a clean install for some considerable time and my previous settings haven't changed with in-program updates.