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Managing pop-up notifications in AVG products

Most AVG products display notifications about application activity, product updates, warnings, and alerts. To disable pop-up notifications or stop offers for other products, follow the instructions in this article according to your product.

AVG AntiTrack

To disable notifications:

  1. Open AVG AntiTrack and go to MenuSettings.
  2. Untick the box next to Show notifications for fingerprint changes, then select your preferred option for Notify me of blocked tracking attempts.

AVG AntiVirus Free / AVG Internet Security

Follow the relevant steps to disable notifications or stop offers for other products:

Disable notifications

  1. Open AVG AntiVirus and go to MenuSettings.
  2. Select GeneralNotifications.
  3. Under Pop-up notifications treatment, click the drop-down arrow and select Silent mode to not see any pop-ups, alerts, or messages.
 

Stop offers for other products

  1. Open AVG AntiVirus and go to MenuSettings.
  2. Select GeneralPersonal Privacy.
  3. Untick the boxes under Offers.
    For information about data collection, refer to the AVG Privacy Policy.

AVG Battery Saver

Follow the relevant steps to disable notifications or stop offers for other products:

Disable notifications

  1. Open AVG Battery Saver and go to MenuSettings.
  2. Select GeneralNotifications.
  3. Untick the boxes next to the following options:
    • Show me when Battery Saver is automatically turned ON
    • Remind me to Turn on Battery Saver when on battery
 

Stop offers for other products

  1. Open AVG Battery Saver and go to MenuSettings.
  2. Select GeneralPersonal privacy.
  3. Untick the boxes next to the following options:
    For information about data collection, refer to the AVG Privacy Policy.
    • Share app-usage data with AVG so we may offer you upgrades or our other products.
    • Share app-usage data with AVG so we may offer you 3rd party products.

AVG Driver Updater

Follow the relevant steps to disable notifications or stop offers for other products:

Disable notifications

  1. AVG Driver Updater and go to MenuSettings.
  2. Select GeneralNotifications.
  3. Untick the box next to Notify me when my drivers are outdated.
 

Stop offers for other products

  1. AVG Driver Updater and go to MenuSettings.
  2. Select GeneralPersonal privacy.
  3. Untick the boxes next to the following options:
    • Share app-usage data with AVG so we may offer you upgrades or our other products.
    • Share app-usage data with AVG so we may offer you 3rd party products.

AVG Secure Browser

To disable notifications:

  1. Open AVG Secure Browser and go to MenuSettings.
  2. In the left menu, select Privacy and security, then click Site settings.
  3. Select the following options:
    • Click Notifications, then select Don't allow sites to send notifications.
    • Click Pop-ups and redirects, then select Don't allow sites to send pop-ups or redirects.

AVG Secure VPN

To disable notifications:

  1. AVG Secure VPN and go to MenuSettings.
  2. Untick the box next to Show Secure VPN notifications.

AVG TuneUp

Follow the relevant steps to disable notifications or stop offers for other products:

Disable notifications

  1. Open AVG TuneUp and go to MenuSettings.
  2. Select GeneralNotifications.
  3. Untick the boxes next to notifications that you do not want to receive.
 

Stop offers for other products

  1. Open AVG TuneUp and go to MenuSettings.
  2. Select GeneralPersonal privacy.
  3. Untick the boxes next to the following options:
    For information about data collection, refer to the AVG Privacy Policy.
    • Share app-usage data with AVG so we may offer you upgrades or our other products.
    • Share app-usage data with AVG so we may offer you 3rd party products.

AVG AntiTrack

Follow the relevant steps to disable notifications or stop offers for other products:

Disable notifications

  1. Open AVG AntiTrack and go to Settings.
  2. Untick the box next to Show notifications for fingerprint changes, then select your preferred option for Notify me of blocked tracking attempts.
 

Stop offers for other products

  1. Open AVG AntiTrack and go to Settings.
  2. Untick the box next to Enable third party products offerings.
    For information about data collection, refer to the AVG Privacy Policy.

AVG AntiVirus Free / AVG Internet Security

To disable notifications:

  1. Open AVG AntiVirus and go to MenuPreferences.
  2. Select Notifications.
  3. Untick the boxes next to the following options:
    • Disable notifications when in Focus mode
    • Disable notifications when in full screen mode

AVG Secure Browser

To disable notifications:

  1. Open AVG Secure Browser and go to MenuSettings.
  2. In the left menu, select Privacy and security, then click Site settings.
  3. Select the following options:
    • Click Notifications, then select Don't allow sites to send notifications.
    • Click Pop-ups and redirects, then select Don't allow sites to send pop-ups or redirects.

AVG Secure VPN

Follow the relevant steps to disable notifications or stop offers for other products:

Disable notifications

  1. Open AVG Secure VPN and go to MenuPreferences.
  2. Under Notifications, untick the box next to Show Secure VPN notifications.
 

Stop offers for other products

  1. Open AVG Secure VPN and go to MenuPreferences.
  2. Under Personal Privacy, untick the box next to Show offers for our other products.
    For information about data collection, refer to the AVG Privacy Policy.

AVG TuneUp

To stop offers for other products:

  1. Open AVG TuneUp and go to Settings (the gear icon).
  2. Select the Privacy tab.
  3. Untick the box next to See possible upgrades and offers for our other products by sharing app-usage data with us.
    For information about data collection, refer to the AVG Privacy Policy.

AVG Alarm Clock Xtreme

To disable notifications:

  1. Open AVG Alarm Clock Xtreme and go to Menu (three lines).
  2. Tap SettingsNotifications.
  3. Tap the blue (ON) slider so it changes to white (OFF) for notifications that you do not want to receive.

AVG AntiVirus

To disable notifications:

  1. Open AVG AntiVirus and tap Account.
  2. Tap SettingsNotifications.
  3. Tap the green (ON) slider so it changes to white (OFF) for notifications that you do not want to receive.

AVG Cleaner

To disable notifications:

  1. Open AVG Cleaner and tap Menu (the three lines).
  2. Tap SettingsNotifications.
  3. Select the following options:
    • To disable Notifications and Reports, tap the blue (ON) slider so it changes to white (OFF).
    • Select the items categories, then tap the blue (ON) slider so it changes to white (OFF) next to notifications that you do not want to receive.

AVG Secure VPN

To disable notifications:

  1. Open AVG Secure VPN and go to Settings (the gear icon).
  2. Scroll down and select NotificationsStatistics notification.
  3. In your device settings, select your preferred notification options.
  • AVG Internet Security 23.x for Windows
  • AVG AntiVirus FREE 23.x for Windows
  • AVG Internet Security 20.x for Mac
  • AVG AntiVirus 20.x for Mac
  • AVG AntiVirus Pro 23.x for Android
  • AVG AntiVirus 23.x for Android
  • AVG AntiTrack 2.x for Windows
  • AVG AntiTrack 1.x for Mac
  • AVG Battery Saver 20.x for Windows
  • AVG BreachGuard 21.x for Windows
  • AVG BreachGuard 1.x for Mac
  • AVG Driver Updater 23.x for Windows
  • AVG Secure Browser PRO 118.x for Windows
  • AVG Secure Browser 118.x for Windows
  • AVG Secure Browser 118.x for Mac
  • AVG Secure Browser PRO 7.x for Android
  • AVG Secure Browser 7.x for Android
  • AVG Secure VPN 5.x for Windows
  • AVG Secure VPN 1.x for Mac
  • AVG Secure VPN 2.x for Android
  • AVG TuneUp 23.x for Windows
  • AVG TuneUp Premium 2.x for Mac
  • AVG Cleaner 23.x for Android
  • AVG Alarm Clock Xtreme 7.x for Android
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home / Pro / Enterprise / Education
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Home / Pro / Enterprise / Education - 32 / 64-bit
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 / Pro / Enterprise - 32 / 64-bit
  • Microsoft Windows 8 / Pro / Enterprise - 32 / 64-bit
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic / Home Premium / Professional / Enterprise / Ultimate - Service Pack 1 with Convenient Rollup Update, 32 / 64-bit
     
  • Apple macOS 14.x (Sonoma)
  • Apple macOS 13.x (Ventura)
  • Apple macOS 12.x (Monterey)
  • Apple macOS 11.x (Big Sur)
  • Apple macOS 10.15.x (Catalina)
  • Apple macOS 10.14.x (Mojave)
  • Apple macOS 10.13.x (High Sierra)
  • Apple macOS 10.12.x (Sierra)
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.11.x (El Capitan)
     
  • Google Android 8.0 (Oreo, API 26) or later

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