They of course want you to upgrade to their paid solution.

I'd recommend swapping over to Windows Defender which is already installed on Windows 8 machines.

 

I remember posting about the Avira popups a few years ago in our Security forum. There's a registry edit you can use to disable the upgrade reminders. It's safe to use and doesn't affect the running of the program, it just blocks the reminder from contacting the Avira servers. It was also mentioned on their own forums at the time, so it's legit. I'll post back if I can find it and if it still works on this latest version.

 

Would like to see that if you can find it.:smile:

 

one thing to consider, in the past, disabling their popups would also disable alerts.

one way to stop is is to
1. disable real time scanning
2. click extras in avira menu bar and go to config
3. click general and expand to options, click alerts and uncheck everything.

steps may be different depending on the version.

 

You can try this: 6 Ways to Remove the Popup Ads in Avira Antivir - wikiHow
But as Chief has said, you don't need Avira, just use Windows Defender which comes with Windows 8/8.1

 

Thanks, i suppose i would have to uninstall Avira to reactivate Windows Defender?:smile:

 

Yes, use the Avira Removal Tool. After restarting go to Search and type Windows Defende.
If you don't like it, you can always reinstall Avira.

 

I found a way to stop the Avira popups by writing to Avira customer service in Germany. My attachment shows the procedure and now i experience no annoying popups. originally i uninstalled Avira and went back to Windows Defender but i understand Windows Defender is not anti virus so i have now reinstalled Avira free.:dance::wink:

You can try the following steps that might help with your request:

1. Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy

2. Select "Software Restriction Policies" and right-click the "Additional Rules" folder > New Path Rule.

3. Click on the Browse button and navigate to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ (C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ on 64-bit systems) and double-click avnotify.exe

4. Make sure that the rule is set to "Disallowed" and then click "OK".

 

Windows Defender way back in Windows 7, was not an Anti-Virus Software, you also needed to install Microsoft Security Essentials to have an Anti-Virus program.
But since Windows 8, 8.1 and 10, they have discontinued MSE and now call it Windows Defender, (are you still with me?) which is included in these later versions of Windows, Free, and you do not need another AV software to be installed.Unless that is what you want. Your choice.

 

Of course, still with you? I`m still with Avira too.:wink:

 

you do not need another AV software to be installed.Unless that is what you want. Your choice.