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bob3160, I clearly stated that I disabled updates temporarily, to check that there were no connections other than the desired ones. I wish people would stop replying to messages they haven’t even read. 
As for the ‘cloud technology’, I’ve had no issues using other antiviruses without such a thing and personally find the benefits of reducing unwanted connections to be greater than the benefits it claims to provide.
To get back to the point, in the hope of a straight answer - for what purpose does Avast connect when it seems that everything requiring a connection is disabled?