How to disable Avira upgrade pop-ups??

I recently installed Avira Antivirus and am happy with it in general. However, every day or two it automatically opens a firefox window asking me to upgrade to the non-free version. Is there any way to disable this? If not I'll have to switch back to Avast, as this is very annoying. I have pop-up blocking enabled, but that doesn't stop it.

 

As far as i know, Avira doesn't open a browser window to show the ads.

Anyway, have you tried this? - Link

 

Is there any question you can't get the answer to on this forum?

Thanks, I was able to disable the .exe file.

 

Windows 2000 / Windows XP Pro
1.Go to Start > Run.
2.Type gpedit.msc and click OK.
3.Navigate through User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.
4.Double click "Don't run specified Windows applications".
5.Enable it and click show.
6.Add "avnotify.exe".
7.Click OK on all open windows.
8.Restart.

Alternate:

1.Start > Run: secpol.msc (You can also access this program through 'Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy' this is useful if it is easier the location of this rather than the file name)
2.Right click "Software Restriction Policies," Choose "New Software Restriction Policies." (Skip this step if there are subfolders in Software Restriction Policies already.)
3.Right Click "Additional Rule" folder > New Path Rule.
4.Where it says Path, Type the path of avnotify.exe on your computer, or use the Browse button to find it. (On XP64 using a default install of Avira, the path is: (C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe)
5.Make sure the "Security Level" Dropdown menu is selected as "Disallowed"
6.If you would like to make sure it went through correctly, open the Additional Rules folder, and verify the path and security level.
7.Enjoy the absence of nag windows.
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Windows XP
1.Boot into Safe Mode.
2.Log into an account with administrator privileges.
3.Open [driveinstalledon]:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic.
4.Right click on avnotify.exe and go to Properties > Security > Advanced.
5.Click on Edit-> Traverse Folder / Execute File-> deny-> OK.
6.Repeat for all users.
7.Reboot your computer normally.
8.or
9.Run the command "cacls “%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files\Avira\Insertpath\avnotify.exe” /e /d Everyone" to change the rights without restarting. Everyone can be exhanged with another user account when needed
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Windows 7 or Windows Vista Business/Ultimate
1.Open the control panel through Start > Control Panel.
2.Go to Administrative Tools > Local security policy.
3.Click on Software Restriction Policy > Action > Create new restriction policy.
4.Right-click, and go to additional rules > new path rule.
5.Click Browse and navigate to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ and double-click avnotify.exe.
6.Set the security level to Disallowed.
7.Click apply and OK.

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Windows Vista Home 64-Bit
1.Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avnotify.exe for the current version, 9. For earlier versions, go to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe.
2.Right-click avnotify.exe and go to Properties > Security.
3.Under the group or username SYSTEM, click edit.
4.Put a checkmark under the DENY column for "read and execute".


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Windows Vista Home 32-Bit
1.Go to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avnotify.exe for the current version, 9. For earlier versions, go to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe.
2.Right-click avnotify.exe and go to Properties > Security.
3.Under the group or username SYSTEM, click edit.
4.Put a checkmark under the DENY comlumn for "read and execute".
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I remember setting up policies kind of stuffs will lead MBAM to say it's some sort of virus/trojan/spyware. XD
If you think Avira Antivir Personal 9 is too annoying, then, you can try Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE). Light Resources with Superb Detection Rate and very low False Positive as well as don't have nagging update screen or message. I will say MSE is polished version of Avira Antivir Personal 9.

 

No, no problem will happen if you disable the popups. but I do agree with you. Microsoft Security Essentials is a better option than Avira now.