Hello Gezgin,
My name is Jovana and I'm with AVG senior support. Please allow me to clarify what happened.
The occurrence that happened is to be expected as Avast decided to withdraw AVG free from the Irish market. Ireland is a market where we have a large user base which allows us to understand how users respond to alternative choices.
These exchange offers are rolled out through in-app pop-ups, and this is why you were unable to find any public information about them.
Furthermore, regarding the change itself, please note that Avast today has a wide portfolio including different brands and products offering similar products, and we intend to make our offering simpler for our users. We understand that AVG users appreciate our security offering, therefore it’s important for us to offer viable alternative solutions. Users, therefore, have the option of choosing the premium version of our AVG product, or our free, comprehensive, and award-winning Avast Free Antivirus.
Avast Free Antivirus includes intelligent antivirus features that detect viruses, malware, spyware, ransomware, phishing, and other threats in real-time. Avast Free Antivirus also includes Software Updater, Ransomware Shield, and core Firewall functionality.
I hope this clarifies and helps. Feel free to write back if you have any other concerns or questions.
Enjoy your day!
Jovana
Hi, this morning i got a pop-up from avg free antivirus saying that my "avg free antivirus is discontinued and will now install avast free antivirus instead" and now i have avast! is this to be expected? avg free antivirus download links are still active on their site and there isn't a single message stating that it is discontinued and links provide avast from now on. thanks
thanks for the reply, best regards
Hello Gezgin,
My name is Jovana and I'm with AVG senior support. Please allow me to clarify what happened.
The occurrence that happened is to be expected as Avast decided to withdraw AVG free from the Irish market. Ireland is a market where we have a large user base which allows us to understand how users respond to alternative choices.
These exchange offers are rolled out through in-app pop-ups, and this is why you were unable to find any public information about them.
Furthermore, regarding the change itself, please note that Avast today has a wide portfolio including different brands and products offering similar products, and we intend to make our offering simpler for our users. We understand that AVG users appreciate our security offering, therefore it’s important for us to offer viable alternative solutions. Users, therefore, have the option of choosing the premium version of our AVG product, or our free, comprehensive, and award-winning Avast Free Antivirus.
Avast Free Antivirus includes intelligent antivirus features that detect viruses, malware, spyware, ransomware, phishing, and other threats in real-time. Avast Free Antivirus also includes Software Updater, Ransomware Shield, and core Firewall functionality.
I hope this clarifies and helps. Feel free to write back if you have any other concerns or questions.
Enjoy your day!
Jovana