Avast running out help!

LustForLeith

Howdy!

My Avast 1 year trail is running out. Time flies!

Is it just a case of me uninstalling Avast and reinstalling it to get anohter year? Apologies if the answer is easy to find - in the midst of school holidays with the kids!:eek:

Thanks!

s_b

its what i would do
use cc cleaner to do it properly
then download via cnet.com
i use a made up email address so i dont get bombarded with junk:D

victor2

Avast free (which I assume you've got) has a 1 year licence, which has to be renewed, for free. You just have to make sure you only select the free version.
You shouldn't have to uninstall it, just go to Maintenance, Registration so long as you have version 5.x or 6.x. If you don't then it's probably worth upgrading.

DCFC79

Just renew it(if the free version), not sure how you do that, i remember opening avast (right click on avast icon in bottom right corner then select user interface) and i think the option is there.

Infact i believe victor has it spot on.

spud17

s_b wrote: »

.................. i use a made up email address so i dont get bombarded with junk:D

Do you mean a disposable one?

If not, how do they email you the free 12mth licence key?

In all the years I've been using Avast, I've not yet had any spam or marketing of any sort that could have come from them.

As to the OP, Avast will give you an opportunity to renew as the 12mths approaches.

GunJack

spud17 wrote: »

If not, how do they email you the free 12mth licence key?

they stopped doing this from v5 onwards spud

LustForLeith

Cheers folks!

I tried Victors suggestion and it wouldn't let me click 'Continue' on the free upgrade, I could only click 'Continue' if I had selected an upgrade that I would have paid for!

dogmaryxx

https://support.avast.com/index.php?languageid=1&group=eng&_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=1073


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