More disgusting evidence... A client of mine recently renewed his Avast Internet Security for 2 years, but (due to an Avast bug) was unable to properly insert the license file. He then phoned for support, thinking he was contacting Avast. The tech remotely accessed his computer and claimed it was infected with password stealing malwares. Of course, this was a lie! The tech wanted him to pay over four hundred dollars to clean and protect his computer. A TOTAL SCAM! Furthermore, I worry the tech may have himself installed some spywares, afterall we know already he's a crook!
Although I understand this is not Avast doing the scamming directly, at some point Avast must take responsibility and terminate their relationship with these evil scammers!
By the way, the tech never even addressed the original problem.