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    Avira concerns

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by sirmetman, Sep 10, 2009.

  1. sirmetman

    sirmetman Notebook Virtuoso

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    So I downloaded and installed Avira (free version) the other day. It seemed to be going fine (well, it gave me some issues installing, but installed fine after a reboot) until last night, when while I was surfing the net, a popup ad for Avira came up out of nowhere. Does this happen for anyone else? Should I be concerned about if I have a legitimate copy or if it is some malware-laden fake? (I downloaded it from a site that looked like the legit Avira site I found from googling.) Is there a way to verify it is legit? Am I concerned for no good reason? :)
     
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    The free version has one ad pop-up per day. Basically, it advertises for itself in the hopes that you'll pay for it. You can disable the nag screen using this method: http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm
     
    crash, Sep 10, 2009
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    thank you! was wondering how to disable that
     
    foosa123, Sep 10, 2009
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    To be more precise, pop-up only occurs when it updates new definitions. ;)
     
    McGrady, Sep 10, 2009
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    And new definitions are released each day ;)
     
    crash, Sep 10, 2009
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    Fantastic. Thanks for the tip. It woud be nice if they mentioned, in big, bold, red text before you download that this thing would give you a popup once a day. Kinda dirty for software that is supposed to help fight crap like random popups. :)
     
    sirmetman, Sep 10, 2009
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    Some people have automatic definition updating disabled. ;)
     
    McGrady, Sep 11, 2009
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    Touche ;)
     
    crash, Sep 11, 2009
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