Steve, Have a look @ this article (http://avgclick.me/cancelautorenewal).
AVG Guru
A program repair did not solve the problem. The problem is the application code running requesting people to renewal months in advance. This behavior is unethical and should be illegal and violate the TVM. The AVG software seems to becoming more of a nuisance not worthy of renewal.
Steve, Have a look @ this article (http://avgclick.me/cancelautorenewal).
AVG Guru