I have subscribed to Avast Pro since too many years. And I was always impressed by its outstanding efficacy and mainly by knowing that its creation was achieved by an independent group “Alwil” in Czech. On the other hand, I was also confused how Alwil group is able to compete almost all American groups in a software domain which is related directly and fully to Microsoft work itself.
Only now I got the answer of my dilemma. It seems that Alwil group has accepted since long (in order to survive) being a façade of a big American company while working under its direction for what to do.
Applying the American restrictions on my country Syria by Alwil recently reminded me the fact that all Europe has been submitted to America after the end of WW2 and Czech is in Europe. Even after 65 years almost all Europeans couldn’t restore their independence yet (I mean on the ground and not in speeches). For example, there is nothing wrong between Czech and Syria but this didn’t prevent a Czech company as of Avast to take rather an aggressive step towards Syrians.
Sorry but the sad news that tells me I should uninstall Avast forever reminds me the saying:
“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
I am afraid that when a man has to follow others will always, so that they let him survive, he won’t differ a lot from my happy dog that got everything he likes as long he obeys me.
I am very sorry for being very sincere hence rude because I am really choked to the point I won’t be surprised if, in the near future, America will also force Czech people to join a war against Syrians (who can disobey?).
Anyway, thank you all who have contributed in Avast, for your past great services and care… I will miss you.
Thank you for your care Mikaelrask. Unfortunately, Alwil had to stop lately all its services to certain countries including mine; Syria.
If Alwil happens being an American company, their actual sanction would be natural in my opinion but as you said it is a Czech one
I hope you got the point now
Because he can’t get updates as the country is on a US block list.
Whilst Avast (not Alwil) is based in Prague it also has a presence in other locations and they have to comply with the laws in those countries or it would be punished under those laws. There are lots of servers based in the US so they have to comply. Avast isn’t the only anti-virus company having to comply with these regulations.
You are right David… But I am afraid this proves my early point that Europe is no more formed by independent nations/countries, even as Europeans, as it used to be before WW2; mainly its two great independent powers, France and UK, which are now history and they have to submit to USA laws exactly as you said, even if these laws are against the progress of their people and other Europeans.
No, this isn’t the right reason. Avast plans listing on US stock exchange and the company had to meet the requirements (same as other AV vendors, there was a list of these security companies in this forum). We had to cut off ~0.5m users (most free users) in these (~5) countries. It’s a pity we don’t show any explanatory statement on our website (not checked, but I think so) for our blocked users - as “basic” good manners (in the case your regime will change someday and your country won’t be blocked by US anymore).
Dear pk… I agree with you and I don’t blame Avast in any way. You have just repeated what I said earlier but, unlike I, you used modernized expressions. I guess, the ancient word “slave” is seldom used in modern writings since it is usually replaced by a modern one like “follower”. So, you were kind in pointing out the fact “the company had to meet the requirements…” which in my simple language could be translated to “For a company outside USA to survive globally (allowed being international), it should meet the requirements imposed; as the USA rulers only see convenient”. Please don’t understand me wrong. I am not against anyone. I just like telling the facts as I see them, much like Jesus did But I am not perfect as Him, so I am always ready to learn from what others also see.
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I know how u are feeling :-* i guess i have had one or more same experiences very before when i discoverd avast 4.8 and was to switch to avira…but then at last my feelings for avast brought me right back to it after release of version 5 :-*
It’s interesting what you found between the lines – the only reason why we blocked those (~5) countries is because of the company wants to be listed on US stock exchange. That’s all. If one of the requirement was to stop trading with those 5 countries, then we had to accept it (I believe you see both scale pans and what won). It has nothing to do with “following”, because we didn’t start blocking your country just from arbitrariness.
Dear pk… This is the point… I guess we both agree that Alwil Company didn’t stop its services for Syrians (I am not sure about the other countries) because Syria works, in a way or another, against the Czech (Europe) people or government. It did it just because Europe has no more power to have its own national requirements which are best suited to its peoples. Please don’t feel sad. All other European companies are also ruled from USA And many of them had great losses last year under the US pretext in applying sanctions against Syria (mainly in the oil field) though actually these sanctions were against Europe instead… but no one in Europe can complain :-\
I haven’t been on this forum for one year. And today I came back looking for an information and I find this interesting topic.
I only want to say that I really hope there won’t be any “international intervention” in your country. I am from former Yugoslavia and I know what “international interventions” mean. Moreover, how they change people’s perception of themselves, their right to exist, to hope for better, how much they affect emotional state of a being, forever.
Of course, this is when everything material stays undestroyed and when no one you love dies. So, when you “loose nothing”.
As far as all of us – Slavic nations - go, we will never be strong enough to resist US and I’m afraid it is unrealistic to expect that.
I hope and pray that your country will not be bombed.
Hi Nino… In any case, I believe that Alwil group did their best to send, by their good works, their pigeons of peace and fraternity to all over the world.
About 70 years ago, millions of people in Europe died and suffered as if Hell is on earth. And I am not better than any of them in case heroes from USA and/or Europe will have no choice but to attack and bomb us in Syria. I believe they will do it, if it is the will of my Father in Heaven in the first place.
I’m sorry to hear about your issue. avast! is a great piece of software and I’m saddened that you have to give it up. I am also sorry for this political dilemma. While I am an American, I can say I’m not happy with the job our government is doing. What else do you expect under a Bush or Obama administration… Hopefully we will have a change in administration, and all this hate will go away. I wish we all could just live in peace! Try not to blame us completely though, for it’s not just us causing the conflict.
If the services have been stopped like you say and it was done because of political reasons then you need to look at the EU to blame and not the U.S.A.
The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union
In May 2011, shortly following the Syrian government's violent reprisals to civilian protests in the country in 2011, the EU enacted sanctions against Syria by imposing asset freezes on designated persons, entities and bodies, and restrictions on the provision of economic resources to such persons (the then Council Regulation (EC) 442/2011).
With the situation in Syria deteriorating, the EU has significantly increased the scope of sanctions in place through the enactment of the new Council Regulation (EC) 36/2012 (“Regulation 36/2012”) on 19 January 2012 (repealing and replacing Regulation 442/2011). On 15 May 2012, the EU moved to freeze the assets of additional Syrian persons and entities by bringing into force Regulation 410/2012 which amends the list of persons and entities whose assets are frozen at Annex II of Regulation 36/2012.
The range of items, categories and activities prohibited in the new Regulation 36/2012 closely resembles the prohibitions placed on Iran. b Restrictions and prohibitions have been placed on the sale, transfer, brokering or financing of, among others, the following kinds of equipment, resources and technology.[/b]
The U.S.A. might have strong influence over the UN, Nato, IMF, World Bank etc because those are international organizations. The EU is a European organization run by European technocrats and Germany’s Merkel.
Unfortunately you are incorrect as has been mentioned by pk, Reply #8 of this topic (quote below), avast is preparing to be listed in the US Stock Exchange.
I think pk made this is quite clear that it has to comply with American sanctions in order to get listed (highlighting is mine in the quote).
The only sorry thing about this is that other av vendors that do not feel bound by these regulations may jump in and profit from this situation.
I think that is also rather unfair. But things are as they are…
To original poster: “May the Eternal One watch over those in a dare situation there”,
Try not to blame us completely though, for it's not just us causing the conflict.
I believe, there is no sane person in the world, not only in Syria, blaming people in America… also in Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan… etc.
This is true for the simple reason; they, as we since March 2011, are all victims under the mercy of the same powerful group (we may call them the World Elite who were able controlling the international media and isolating peoples from each other and dividing them in a way or another).
Sadly, I live now a serious doubt that Microsoft may attack my PC anytime (by its new updates for example). This helps me understand the reason for which the US System has insisted lately that my PC should be no more protected by a very good anti-virus software like AVAST.
Anyway, there was no revolution in Syria and no civil war now for the simple reason, ALL Syrians, Christians, Muslims and Jews of all sects, stand with their secular/liberal System and President since the launch of the international terror war in March 2011 against them. ALL agree that Syria will not follow the fate of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. In other words, all Syrians refuse being ruled by the new Sharia that blesses the killing of civilians (as preached since 2001 by some terrorists, first in America then in all over the world).
I am very sorry for talking about this, but it seems that soon Syria will be attacked from outside. The terrorists who were hired from all over the world and exported to Syria while they were being supported by a huge international TV propaganda focused against us couldn’t defeat yet the unified Syrian people for 16 long months so far.
Since March 2011, our national brave troops and guards are protecting us (in my city Aleppo, there are more than 5 million citizens) but if the external attacks will happen, I am sure you will miss me… Thank you in advance
If the services have been stopped like you say and it was done because of political reasons then you need to look at the EU to blame and not the U.S.A.
You are certainly right… On the other hand, please note I am not blaming (surely not judging) any one, I just present facts and as you see your reply confirmed my point that Europe has to submit to the will of the men on power in U.S.A. (Why? God surely knows).
As you know, there is nothing wrong between Syria and any country in Europe. Syrians, people and government, used to be always close friends with all Europeans (and Americans; in my city Aleppo, there is always a big research company in agriculture, ICARDA, that has its own American-style school). This leads us saying that EU has no choice but to follow the instructions that the men on power in US impose on the world (hence not on Europe only). But perhaps I am wrong, and if I missed any fact please be kind and help me know it. Thank you.
Avast has to comply with American sanctions in order to get listed
Yes… and this is not bad or wrong… It just says that for an European company to survive, it HAS to follow, without arguing, any instrustion imposed by the actual men on power in America.
Do you see it differently?
Do you see in it any sign of European freedom, independence or democracy?
Please remember, each of us is free to follow the path that suits best his priotities in life. Submission happens being, for the majority on the globe, a very good path to survive. Therefore if submission is lived by a person or a group of people no one should blame them… It is their right to survive.
Wish you a long happy life… no matter your path is
About using another anti-virus than Avast is surely not easy for me. Trust cannot be built in a couple of days, weeks or months if not years
Perhaps there are good anti-virus software around the world, but to me Avast is the best.
Thank you for your care and I guess all here do care as you do… Thank you all.
Since those who launched the international terror war on Syrians have continuously failed in dividing them since March 2011, they will have no choice but to attack us from outside while the world is prepared (as usual by a huge TV propaganda) to enjoy our ‘real’ coming massacres and not the few innocent Syrian families slaughtered lately by the foreign beasts (as they did in Algeria and elsewhere).
Anyway, I still believe that my Father in Heaven will not allow the defeat of Syria; the land of love and peace (while the international propaganda presents it as Hell on earth full of savages).
