So my avast ran out in the end of July or in the beginning of August and my computer wasn’t protected but just today I noticed that it gave me 3 months for free? What’s going on?
Did you register it?
If not, that’s why.
I didn’t register it (at least I don’t think I did). I didn’t fill out anything, renew it, or click anything. It just started back up again.
Is this the FREE version we are talking about?
I’m not really familiar with the FREE registration process but …
Look under Maintenance\Subscription for a place to type in your name, email, etc.
If you see it, fill in the blanks and voila!
Check back.
It says it’s registered but I nor any of my family members registered it. It was registered at 4:30 in the morning. Yes it’s the free version.
I’m worried if it was a virus or something that did it.
You’ve got me.
Is is updating for you every day? If so, you are good to go.
I have to manually update it.
Could a virus do this?
My feeling is no but what do I know?
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Ok Thanks.
I’m at a loss as to what to suggest as I haven’t come across anything like this in the forums and I’m not aware of any auto 3 month extension of the free version.
If your registration expiry states 3 months in the future, I wouldn’t worry about it. Obviously when you get near this expiry date you will get notification of the need to renew your registration.
Why didn’t you re-register when it started to notify you of the forthcoming expiry ?
I am having the same issue. I am afraid that it is a virus as well, looking for profile and credit card information. Has anyone else had this happen or is it just the 2 of us? If at a minimum I will remove the current Avast and download the current version and upgrade immediately…
Anyone?
Not really the same issue if you suspect malware involvement.
Please create your own new topic in the Viruses & Worms forum - here http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=4.0 in the viruses and worms forum (click the New topic button at the top of the page see image) and we will try and help you there.