- Jan 23, 2021
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I have read the recent posts from @McMcbrad and a few others about the newest version of Avast. Right now I am using Windows Security augmented with Trafficlight. The new Avast looks very promising, especially for a free AV. I used Avast Free a few years ago and seem to remember the ads and pop-up warnings were really not so bad back then. A few pop-ups here and there would be tolerable now, I just don't want to be bombarded with upsell attempts every day.
I have read a lot here and on Google about the various AV's out there, free and paid. Free Avast seems to have the features I want but I don't need all the extra bells and whistles. I downloaded the Avast Online Security extension and so far I like it much better than Trafficlight. My main browser is Chrome and I am on Windows 10 2004 with 8 GB Ram.
My question is how bad are the ads/upsell attempts in the free version nowadays, really? I would rather not use the Silent Mode to block anything. If something happens and Avast picks up on it I need to know about it. I also would rather not stop the ads by modifying my Windows firewall if I can help it.
Thanks for any info on this.
Captain Holly
I have read a lot here and on Google about the various AV's out there, free and paid. Free Avast seems to have the features I want but I don't need all the extra bells and whistles. I downloaded the Avast Online Security extension and so far I like it much better than Trafficlight. My main browser is Chrome and I am on Windows 10 2004 with 8 GB Ram.
My question is how bad are the ads/upsell attempts in the free version nowadays, really? I would rather not use the Silent Mode to block anything. If something happens and Avast picks up on it I need to know about it. I also would rather not stop the ads by modifying my Windows firewall if I can help it.
Thanks for any info on this.
Captain Holly