A while back, I posted about the free version of AVG being really annoying with its sales pitch, and commented about how I was no longer recommending it to my friends because of it. I also removed it from almost all the machines I control (the Mrs.’ laptop, the ancient tablet machine, etc.), but I did leave it on one I use mostly for burning discs, one that isn’t turned on more than a few times each week.

This machine started throwing up a really annoying advertisement - I mean, while the machine was burning a disc a large window appeared in the center of the screen advertising a “sale” on the commercial version. It didn’t even have a “Leave Me Alone” button, instead a “Remind me later” one - seriously, I don’t want to be reminded later.

So guess who is going to remove it from that machine?

Look, I understand these guys are trying to sell the commercial version, but throwing up a big advertisement window without warning is, in my opinion, just outta line. Of course, as I said last April, maybe I’m just being too sensitive…let me know in the comments if you’ve seen this sales pitch, and what you think about it as a “sales tool.” Also, feel free to let me know if you use a different freeware anti-virus, and how you like it.