UPDATE: Similar to Avast, when you uninstall AVG, AVG Overseer will. Avast can't be prevented from starting with Windows during boot, so maybe uninstalling Avast is the only solution. Now visit C:Program FilesCommon FilesAVAST Software and delete the Overseer folder. Unfortunately, the only way I currently have of disabling DeepScreen (in Avast 2014.) is to disable all shields! And I'm not even sure that this is working, since I sometimes get DeepScreen popups even with all shields disabled.
But DeepScreen popups still pop up!ĬANNOT DISABLE DEEPSCREEN: I've tried disabling DeepScreen entirely (under Settings, Antivirus), since it's so disruptive, but this checkbox appears to have no effect.
Going under Settings, Update, Details, you can turn off popups for the majority of them-the annoying update-related popups, which should make it easier to work undisturbed, play video games, etc. (I spent an entire day debugging the installer for a program I'm developing because it suddenly started running twice every single time I launched it- DeepScreen is very forgetful-and only succeeding on the the second run.) It's especially bad if you have Avast set to Silent/gaming mode because then you can get unexpected/bizarre behavior and have no idea why. I have several in there myself, that Avast kept deleting. As others have mentioned, the culprit is DeepScreen. Re: Stop Avast from automatically deleting Try going to Settings/ Active Protection/ File System Shield Settings/ Exclusions and add your program.