Disable Avira Antivir Free avnotify adware nag screen.

[LeetPirate]

I really thought there was a guide for this already on the forum but I could not find it so maybe I was mistaken. Anyway here is the guide I use, I put together all the methods I could find to disable the adware nag screen that shows up each time you update the free edition of Avira AntiVir. You only need to implement one. Let me know if you find any errors.

Update: Oh great, after I added this I managed to find the other 2 topics with similar data :). here and here. Well atleast they are filed under different keywords so it should help others find it easier.

Disable Avira Antivir Free avnotify adware nag screen:

Windows 2000/XP: (Group Policy method)

1.) Click Start, and then click Run

2.) In the Open box, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK

3.) Expand User Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, and then expand System

4.) In the right pane, double-click Don't run specified Windows applications

5.) Click Enabled, and then click Show

6.) Click Add, and then type the executable file name of the program (avnotify.exe) that you want to restrict users from running.

7.) Click OK, click OK, and then click OK (NOTE: If domain-level policy settings are defined, they may override this local policy setting.)

8.) Quit Group Policy Object Editor

9.) Restart the computer

Windows 2000/XP: (File Permissions method)

If you have 2000/XP Pro then skip booting into safe mode.

1.) Boot into Safe Mode (tap F8 repeatedly after you restart the computer)

2.) Log in using the Administrator account

3.) Go to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe

4.) Right-click avnotify.exe-> properties-> security-> advanced

5.) Under the Permissions tab click on SYSTEM under Permission entries:

6.) Edit-> Traverse Folder / Execute File-> deny-> ok ->apply-> yes -> ok-> ok

7.) Reboot the computer into Normal Mode (start-> shutdown-> restart)

Windows XP Pro & Vista: (Local Security Policy method)

1.) Start-> Control Panel

2.) Administrative tools-> Local security policy

3.) Click on Software Restriction Policy-> Action (at the top)-> create new restriction policies

4.) Right-click additional rules (on the right side)-> new path rule

5.) Click Browse and navigate to C:\Program Files\(Avira)\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\ and double-click avnotify.exe

6.) Set the security level to Disallowed-> apply-> ok

Windows Vista: (File Permissions method)

1.) Go to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe

2.) Right-click avnotify.exe-> Properties-> Security

3.) Under the group or username SYSTEM click edit

4.) Put a checkmark under the DENY column for "read and execute"

.: Disable the Avira splash screen :.

1.) Open regedit and navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

2.) In the right pane double-click avgnt and add /nosplash at the end of the path (ex. /min /nosplash)

[Sonar]

I really thought there was a guide for this already on the forum but I could not find it so maybe I was mistaken. Anyway here is the guide I use, I put together all the methods I could find to disable the adware nag screen that shows up each time you update the free edition of Avira AntiVir. You only need to implement one. Let me know if you find any errors.

Update: Oh great, after I added this I managed to find the other 2 topics with similar data :). here and here. Well atleast they are filed under different keywords so it should help others find it easier.

Disable Avira Antivir Free avnotify adware nag screen:

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