How can I stop ALL purchase nags from avast premier? - Resolved

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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As the title says…I want a way to stop ANY and ALL purchase nags from Avast. I already paid for several years of premier (valid until february next year).

The nags I am getting are relating to secureline vpn. The message I am getting every so often says that i’m not as secure as I think I am…except I know i’m not as secure as I could be unless I paid even more to use the vpn service.

If I wanted to use a vpn, I have my own server that I could set one up on.

I expect nags from free software…I do not expect them from software that I am paying for.

I like Avast…what I do not like is extortion attempts from it when I already pay for it.

Please give me a way to stop it.

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After reading other pages in this section, I have found how to disable the nags (settings - privacy - untick 'show popup offers for other avast products/show offers for third party products)

Issue resolved

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Problem: The boxes to untick are grayed out in the Mac version 13.8 of Avast (Prefs/Miscellaneous), so you cannot untick them.

See screenshot here https://monosnap.com/direct/6WxYQHT2sxMkv0nBKXAIVFLdmbkiUG.

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The prior message refers to the FREE version.

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That unfortunately is the cost of free, the ads, promotions for other avast products can only be disabled in the paid versions of avast.

Personally I believe the paid versions should have this option disabled to start with.