AVGfree Antivirius requires password where it didn't asked before

AVG Protection
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Dear AVG-Community,

since this weekend my AVG AntiVirus free is asking me for my password. This ocours for example if I want to open the surface of AVG or if I want to scann any files.
I'm using a password to protect some configurations of AVG but scanning files or searching for updates weren't protected. I never needed to give my password before, to do these things.
I'm nor sure if this is a bug or an attack and what to do.

Thanks for your support.

Frederick

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Hello Frederick.
Please note that when you set a password to protect your AVG from unauthorized access, it will be applicable for every action you do with the software.

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Hello Frederick.
Please note that when you set a password to protect your AVG from unauthorized access, it will be applicable for every action you do with the software.

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Frederick, we regret for the inconvenience caused.

This is a known issue. It has occurred due to the recent update which added an extra file to your AVG folder.

Please follow the steps which has been given in the previous post, to resolve your issue.

Let us know, if you face any difficulties following these steps.

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Hi Avinash,

I set the password, when I instaled AVG. This was more than one year ago. During that time AVG never asked my for my password, when I want to scann files. Now, it does.
So what's going on here?

Regards Frederick