Avira Update Nag Screen

[Spirit]

The FREE version of Avira has a nag screen that pops up almost
full screen when the auto-updater runs. Anyone know the three
ways to disable it?

 

[Gordon]

The FREE version of Avira has a nag screen that pops up almost
full screen when the auto-updater runs. Anyone know the three
ways to disable it?

Google is YOUR friend.....
http://www.google.co.uk/search?rls=ig&hl=en&q=Disable+Avira+nag+screen&meta=

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

The FREE version of Avira has a nag screen that pops up almost
full screen when the auto-updater runs. Anyone know the three
ways to disable it?

Best way to do it is to disable avnotify.exe from running in Security
Policy, if you have Vista Business/Ultimate (and Enterprise, in which case
you will not be installing your own AV software).

ss.

 

[Gordon]

Best way to do it is to disable avnotify.exe from running in Security
Policy, if you have Vista Business/Ultimate

Works in Home edition too....

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Works in Home edition too....

How can you do that in Home editions? There is no secpol.msc?

ss.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Works in Home edition too....

Look at the differnce in the instructions on this page, for Vista Home, and
for XP Pro/Vista Business & Ultimate.

http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm

ss.

 

[Gordon]

Look at the differnce in the instructions on this page, for Vista Home,
and for XP Pro/Vista Business & Ultimate.

http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm

ss.

That's where I disabled mine - it's still a SECURITY setting, even if it's
accessed a different way...

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

That's where I disabled mine - it's still a SECURITY setting, even if
it's accessed a different way...

ss.

 

[Snidley W.]

Works in Home edition too....

Another way: BUY THE #$%#&! PRODUCT! <g>

 

[Spirit]

So far found two of the three.

1. As in the tip by elitekiller by removing Execute and Read
Status from Avnotify.exe which also effect some notifications
when malware is found.

2. Came up with using Firewall to Block Avnotify.exe and
using that now.

There are supposed to be 3 at least.... anyone else have an
idea?

 

[toad]

How can you do that in Home editions? There is no secpol.msc?

ss.

Import this - it works on home you just have to do it manually. Save
this to a .reg file and import it. This creates a software restriction
policy for the path.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\safer\codeidenti
fiers\0\Paths\{91393030-B869-4139-A95C-3C73F0A46A12}]
"ItemData"="C:\\Program Files\\Avira\\AntiVir PersonalEdition
Classic\\avnotify.exe"

Toad
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[PerkyPat]

So far found two of the three.

1. As in the tip by elitekiller by removing Execute and Read
Status from Avnotify.exe which also effect some notifications
when malware is found.

2. Came up with using Firewall to Block Avnotify.exe and
using that now.

#2 will not work. It will stop the "advert" being updated, but it won't stop
the nag screen popping up.
Snidley has the best answer, btw.
B.

 

[Snidley W.]

Snidley has the best answer, btw.

But, of course!

However, I successfully disabled the splash and the nag screen long
before I decided to buy it by using the methods described here:

http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm

I think that URL has already been noted by others in this thread.

 

[Spirit]

Sure stopped it here

#2 will not work. It will stop the "advert" being updated, but it won't
stop the nag screen popping up.
Snidley has the best answer, btw.
B.