Hi straydog,
I will not comment on the reasons as to why/how this is happening, since I (a) have yet to receive such spam, (b) don't know the full story of what is going on. All I can say is that I have been watching for the spam myself, and also reading the threads on the subject.
To start, you can take the previous complaints as my own because I couldn't agree better.
I post here the e-mail I sent to Avast's PR, frink@avast.com, only obfuscating my e-mail address.
It is unbelievable. Avast forum does not allow communication with its administrator. Well, this clearly shows how the administrator is hiding from being accused of what is considered criminal actions or procedures.
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I will however comment on this.
You can contact the (one of the ) forum admin, in fact he has asked for it (albeit in another thread):
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=96437.msg769084#msg769084You may want to forward the email to him as well, just for completeness.
It is also possible to search for them here too. (use by position). It is also possible for personal messages to be sent to him, however you possibly may not be able to due to restrictions on newer members, including profile limitations such as personal messaging. (to avoid PM spamming - Yes, I see the irony of the situation)
He has asked for information, and so is aware of the situation and is investigating.
Just trying to clear up what I can, and I hope that this will be resolved soon
Scott