Nothing similar to the 'No thanks' stuff I see in online tutorials. Again, there is no button or hyperlink other than 'Start Free Trial'. A new window pops up with 'How about a free trial?' as its headline.

Since I'm trying to use the FREE version, I close the window with the offer. At this time both the main UI and the taskbar icon still warn me that my protection is expired, just like before. The only options I have are choosing or using the X at the top right to close the window. There are no decline or no thanks buttons or anything like that. It also offers me a 70% loyalty discount. I choose the left button under the free option, the one that only blocks viruses and spyware.Īvast freezes for ~35 seconds and then a page pops up that has 'Thank you for activating Avast Free Antivirus.' as its headline.

When I select to (re)activate it from either the prompt, the button at the bottom left in the Avast UI, the button in the bottom right or the button in the middle under the warning it brings me to the 'Select your security level' page. Avast tells me that I am 'currently not protected' due to my license having expired.

Avast free trial expired