I also find it very hard to understand the people who try to excuse this spamming. It strikes me as the type of behaviour of someone who is almost religious in their support of Avast and is totally blind to it's shortcomings.

No, just someone who has been trying to help people as a volunteer for years, as opposed to the heroic sacrifice of your time required to come in here and whine like a spoiled kid who doesn’t immediately get what he wants

Ok, lets presume it is a "BUG". [i]Some fool[/i] posted the crazy notion that because it is not a critical security issue, Avast should not be expected to update their software for such a "minor" irritation

first post? - Totally out of line