Removing Avira's AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Nag Screen...

I'm just a recent convert of this great free antivirus software from Avira (had AVG free previously).

Well, here's my gripe on my previous AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition...the damn installation file is 31MB as compared to Avira's AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic of only 17MB!

Now going back to topic, since this nice software is free it has one annoying feature...everyday when it updates itself there's this huge nag window that displays an advertisement to upgrade to its non-free but more equipped sibling the Premium Edition.

To fix the nag screen from ever displaying:

Windows XP Pro/Vista Users

1. Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy (For Vista: Just type "Local Security Policy" on the Start Search)
2. Right-click on Software Restriction Policies > Create New Restriction Policies
3. Right-click on Additional Rules > New Path Rule
4. Click Browse and navigate to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe and click OK.
5. Set the Security Level: Disallowed
6. Click Apply, then click OK.

Viola! The big nag screen/window will not anymore appear during update...

Tip: Any free antivirus is better-than-none at all.

So here's my top 3 list of free antivirus softwares (sorted according to setup file size):

1. Avira's AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic (17MB)
2. avast! 4 Home Edition (18.01MB)
3. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition (31MB)