@bob3160
@DavidR
@Asyn
I think the reason for users beginning to complain about various questionable changes, is because of the situation Avast in general is.
It always was clear (and I myself had opportunity to compare them over the years):
Avast Free Antivirus was always better than Norton's antiviruses, for various reasons.
And users are getting worried over all such changes to the worst, because:
1. Avast is being bought by Norton.
2. The history of Norton's products shows how they got worse and worse over time, plus they became like a bloatware.
My friends actually got rid of Norton because of all those issues and began using Avast in recent years.
But, now we see the worrisome signs of Norton's interference. An upcoming super-oversimplified Avast One is a proof of that too.
It just looks like Norton didn't like having a competition,
that was actually a great antivirus: Avast.
So they bought to bring it down.
It's not the first product in history that Norton bought and ruined afterwards.
Naturally, users see changes in Avast they don't like and feel like it's the beginning of the end.