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The "Ask" mode in AutoSandbox will actually be completely removed in the next update, as it lacks sense in the new v7 logic.
That is, in v7, the AutoSandbox is primarily an analysis tool.
We actually plan to even further watermark/transparentize all the UI elements of autosandboxed apps, to make it apparent that the app is being analyzed and it's not meant for "normal" use.
Vlk
Whilst I would agree, that you would want to move to Auto for the AutoSandbox default setting. I think removing the Ask as a user selected option completely, which I believe is your intention, is a step too far.
One of the great things about avast is its configurability.
You only have to look at the viruses and worms forum to see the intervention of the AutoSandbox on many of the analysis tools used in cleaning malware infections to see that there needs to be a way to run these tools without the intervention of the AutoSandbox or have the ability to select Ask and have the tool run normally, otherwise the only option is to disable the AutoSandbox.
Currently the AutoSandbox doesn't really do much, intervenes, but is unable to determine if the file is malware as in the attached image. So it has to improve greatly or the user will have no option to either force it to run sandboxed or not, depending on the knowledge of the user.
Personally I have all Shields and Action settings on Ask as the first option, that way I have control over my system and the actions that are taken.