129260 has stated, “I cannot recommend Avast!

Knowledgeable users say / show that all his various complaints actually can be alleviated.

But that doesn’t change the fact that not everyone who would benefit from using Avast! has the wherewithal to uncheck the (non-obvious) boxes that make all the nagging stop, or uninstall/clean/reinstall to make it actually work right when its updater corrupts things (which to my knowledge has happened only once).

Perhaps the takeaway message is that Avast! is starting to drift a little past the point where it’s good for the general public right out of the box.

-Noel