Avast shows me an alert in Silent Mode

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I have a (virtual) machine with Avast Free installed. It is set to Silent Mode.

Silent mode description: “Blocks all pop-ups, alerts, and messages”

And still Avast manages to show me this alert when browsing the internet, front and center!

It isn’t even an actual alert, but the usual upselling nonsense spiel.

Why Avast? Why do you lie about what Silent Mode does? Why do you not respect user preferences?

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This isn’t an Avast Alert as such, pointing out potential weaknesses that it has a paid solution for.

Give it the Limited Mode treatment as Silent doesn’t cover this.

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Pop-up offers fall under all pop-ups. Silent Mode does cover this. It’s in the exact wording.

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I think the clue is in the wording of Limited Mode
"Shows Alerts when a malicious attack is detected, but "**

As I mentioned.

Read the Text for Limited Mode in the image and thas specifically mentions “blocks any pop-up offers”. Which is an offer.

Your system your choice.

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Silent Mode should suppress all messages. Of whatever type. That is what it says it does. And it doesn’t.

The alert isn’t for an attack. It is just an ad with all the follow up screens to sell Premium.

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Clearly that isn’t working for you, I will end here, symantics isn’t working, try the suggestion.

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Limited Mode isn’t an option on this machine. Avast needs to actually respect their own promises.

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You’re absolutely right to be frustrated. Silent Mode should mean no interruptions, yet Avast still pushes upselling notifications, which defeats the purpose of enabling it in the first place.

Unfortunately, Avast (and many other free antivirus programs) have a history of prioritizing their own marketing over user experience. While Silent Mode blocks security-related pop-ups, it often does not suppress promotional messages—which is misleading.

Possible Solutions:

  1. Check “Do Not Disturb Mode” – Avast also has a “Do Not Disturb Mode” (DND Mode) that might help. Try enabling that and see if it suppresses the upselling messages.
  2. Disable Avast Offers – Go to Settings → General → Notifications and uncheck options like “Show offers for other Avast products.”
  3. Consider Alternative Free Antivirus Solutions – If Avast keeps pushing unwanted pop-ups, you might want to explore alternatives like Bitdefender Free or Microsoft Defender (which is built into Windows and relatively non-intrusive).

It’s frustrating when software ignores user preferences, especially under the pretense of “Silent Mode.” If Avast continues this behavior, voting with your feet (switching to another antivirus) might be the best response.