+1 This is the first time I have heard that this particular pop-up happen this frequently? ???
The simple solution is to renew and be done with it. Between now and his next renewal avast 7 will be out. 
Or to go with something with a higher detection and much less pop ups ;D
@bioxx750,
As you see, more than one Avast user is commenting that this is not a usual situation.
But let’s assume this is a usual situation for this specific type of “renew license” pop ups. I wonder if other types of pop ups were so frequent too, before these last days, or if they were so “annoying” (as per your descriptions) before too.
Looks like a different security notice behind it, Perhaps Micrsosft Security Essentials?
Good eye. It looks like either MSE or Outpost, but its too hard to tell. If it’s Outpost, it shouldnt be a problem since a few users are running both alongside one another. However, if it’s MSE, then you might have stumbled onto something.
What you see behind one of the pop ups is the video I was watching.
MSE is not installed. Security centre is disabled.
I don’t get any other pop ups from whatever application.
But what about other pop ups of Avast (as I asked before)? (And the question has nothing to do with those unrelated comments about MSE nor anything else). My point is that you are upset at Avast because of this pop up (an I would be too), but I’d really like to know if this has happened with previous types of pop ups of Avast.
Why did you disable Security centre ???
It looks like you are British ???
ady4um, only the Avast update pop up, set to 10sec
YoKenny, security centre is disabled coz its rather useless.
Yes, I’m a Brit
You meant the same ad / offer you posted before ONLY, right? Or do you meant that the “definitions update” and / or “program update” tray notifications are “popping up” more frequently than they should? Is there any other pop up / notification with “strange” or unwanted behaviour?
Its not useless!
The Action center is good to see that your security is working and up to date.
+1 with security centre being disabled you can’t monitor your security status, so your AV or firewall might become disabled and you wouldn’t even know.
Without the security action centre i wouldn’t have discovered that im haveing a system shutdown error with avast, not a smart thing to do at all :o
^ security centre is completely unreliable. there are always problems with that thing not even recognising fully functional AV/FW software. If you need security centre to tell you that something is amiss on your computer then you better check your priorities.
the pop ups have stopped coz i un-installed it and replaced it with something much less annoying. a while ago i observed avast connecting to weird and wonderful ip addresses in strange countries. there was actually a thread on this forum (not started by me) but no clear explanation has come forward.
now i get bombarded with pop ups for a month. where in the license agreement does it say that i allow avast to spam me?
Never been a problem with my security centre so i think your priorities should be to find out the underlying issue which is causing your SC to not function correctly as by just turning it off and ignoring the problem doesn’t solve anything :
There aren’t any problems on any of my computers.
What’s with the security centre anyway? It was the Avast pop ups which have absolutely nothing to do with it.
Thing is that Avast feels so bl**dy self-important that they think they have the right to pester paying!!! users with pointless pop ups.
As a Brit you should get DavidR involved.
By the way looks like you only need one more post so please go to PROFILE then Modify Profile then Forum Profile Information then select your country in Please select your country: then update your Signature: with information like my signature as this helps the helpers offer pertinent advice.
what importance does it have if he’s brit or african or chinese??? it’s the same software.
coz Brits are nawty/special??? :
Whatever, the last (absolutely last!!!) of my avast licenses/installations has started started spitting fire. Since it isn’t me sitting at that computer it can pop-up away for a little longer until it gets unceremoniously un-installed.
BTW, what happened to avast virus detection? More often than not I see essexboy busy helping user to get rid of infections. With avast installed shouldn’t those viruses be DOA?
In the perfect world - yes… But malware changes on an hourly basis and I have problems finding some of the triggers. Malware writers have the edge. They run their programmes through the AV and when they find a match that does not get detected they release it. All AV’s suffer from this… Some that I help here have Norton, AVG Avira, McAfee etc etc… Not all malware threads on this forum are by Avast users… Which in a way demonstrates the backup support you get here as opposed to other AV forums ;D
Biozz750,
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Ignore YoKenny…
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The popups.
I personally haven’t experienced them myself (free version, and just renew when it says - because it is free, but not relevant here.) but I understand what you mean about the popups.
(Assuming that the showing of the popups is correct)
I think I have seen another thread or two, and remember similar comments…I think that avast has it set this way to prevent the possibility of the license running out and you being protected. They are trying to insure that at some point it is seen by you.
I also think there is a issue in the way that the licenses work, in that it is valid from the day of purchase, so you could potentially loose time (though IIRC that may not be the case if you do it though the GUI popups)
I agree that it should not be shown so often and especially not in full screen circumstances (like films etc.)
Perhaps if it was coded so that once closed (i.e. so that it knows that you have seen it) reduce the amount of times etc. I don’t know…
- The comment on detection.
I can’t really comment myself on detection, and wouldn’t even try to. However, one small point. It may seem that essexboy is fixing loads of machines with avast, but here pretty much everyone uses avast so it may not me a fair representation. (essexboy would know best about current detection etc…I am probably one of the worst to comment on it for various reasons ;))
- Your comment on avast connecting to other IPs…I have two thoughts on that (depending on your observations)
All traffic is routed through AvastSVC.exe so it would appear that avast is connecting where it may be a browser etc.
Some of the avast servers are in various places around the world (for speed, redundancy, etc. i guess) and that could be what you were seeing (IIRC this would be AvastUI.exe
Scott