Juhinhoslo: Of course I like Avast....I love this product, and I would hate to be driven away by something so stupid, and to move my friends and family to another product....but that is where this is heading.
polonious: Not all are like this, but there are some here that do fit the definition of a "cult following" when it comes to Avast. When anything is mentioned about the program in a negative light, they are right on the spot to tell the person posting their truthful comments to "get lost and Avast is great, and what is wrong with you, are you stupid?" This is not doing Avast any good. It just turns people off to this product. People come to this forum with complaints or problems and instead of getting any help or people taking their thoughts to heart, they get told they just don't know what they are talking about. Not everybody, but there are those that do. And they have a disproportionate amount of voice here, as I and others have noticed. When someone has an issue regarding your program and have listed why, telling them to go find another product and shut up isn't an adult attitude, and will ultimately do more harm to this company than anything else.
Avast may not be scareware yet, but the latest message is coming close. I and other technically savvy users may know better, but my 65 year old client will be calling me soon here asking me "Why don't I have good protection with Avast anymore? Am I at risk?"....that's the message being implied, and it's misleading.
I just hope the developers here see what's happening and realize that any further movement towards displaying ads to the user will be inviting a big backlash. I have Avast on my system still, but it remains to be seen how much longer that will be the case. I love Avast, it has been a great program for many years, with the most active community of experts to help users and developers who respond in the forums to issues and complaints. That's something special right there.
But the attitude of those on here who feel everybody should shut up and just sing the praise for this program when there is obviously a problem brewing with some decisions made recently regarding ad placement and delivery for their other products.....that's not doing any favors to those who are put off by such things. I have no problem with well deserved love for a program.....blind loyalty is another thing entirely.....and this latest move by the Avast team was a bad move....I love the program, but hate the latest decisions. The two are not incompatible in the slightest.