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chad ginterchad ginter 

On Mac OS, how do I stop the pop up notifications?

I searched for this issue and all the solutions tell me to go to settings, advanced, appearance, blah blah blah but the options for settings is very limited..I don't know if its different on Mac or Windows? I would post screen shots of my AVG Preferences options if I could..

 
Balasubramanian SBalasubramanian S (Avast) 
Hello Chad,

I am not sure to which option you are referring here.
Yes, you can post the screenshot here.
Click on 'Answer' & then click on the 'Image' [mountain symbol] & follow the instructions.
chad ginterchad ginter
These are the only options available to me. I keep getting this pop up notification on the top right of my screen that says something along the lines of : the new virus definition is up to date! It is not referring to my software update on the application because it is already up to date. 

AVG preferences screen shot 1AVG preferences screen shot 2
Balasubramanian SBalasubramanian S (Avast) 
Thank you for the screenshot.
I have forwarded the case to the senior team for getting suggestions.
Keep checking this post to know about the status.
Your patience is much appreciated.
-980888528-980888528 (Avast)
Thank you for waiting, Chad. 

These system notifications can be disabled by below method.

Open AVG Antivirus >> System Preferences >> Notifications to disable it. We are here if you need further help. 
Sabine FleurSabine Fleur
Where is my comment gone???
Sabine FleurSabine Fleur
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Sabine FleurSabine Fleur
I do not see this option. I do not see any option for that matter. The notifications keep popping up on the top right of my mac and it drives me mental. How do i stop it? It does it 2-4 times a day

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KarthikeyanKarthikeyan (Foundever) 
Sabine, your comments are visible in this community post.

Please let me know, if you have tried the below steps to disable AVG notification from your computer.

Open AVG Antivirus >> System Preferences >> Notifications, use the toggle button to disable it.
D Scott ClarkD Scott Clark
You have suggested this twice...to just turn off the toggle button for notifications. That toggle doesn't exist. The previous commenter showed you a screenshot of the options available. None of those are notifications. Please advise on how to turn off the notifications when there is no notification toggle.

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Balasubramanian SBalasubramanian S (Avast) 
Hello D Scott Clark,

Please access "system preferences" as mentioned in the below screenshot.
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Feel free to contact us if you need further help.
Will IamWill Iam
Let me clear this up, it was buggin me &  answers are confusing:

AVG Notifications are managed by Mac OSX, Not the AVG software.
This is why you can't see it in the prefrences within AVG.

So open the computer system prefrences and select notifcations from that pane.


Withiin there you can manage alerts for all installed software.

 
AvinashAvinash (Avast) 
Will, appreciate you taking time to share your knowledge here.
alan jaquishalan jaquish
Thanks Will for solving this issue
M DM D
It seems the system preferences manages the upper right corner popups, but no the hyperannoying popup that comes every time AVG stops a nasty file. It seems there is NO WAY to stop it and it's something that started happening with the last upgrade (a few days ago).

Any suggestion, before I stop using AVG?
Balasubramanian SBalasubramanian S (Avast) 
Hi M D,

It seems that you are getting the threat detection from AVG on your Mac.
Hence, to know more about it, provide the screenshot of AVG threat detection window here. 
NOTE: Click on "see details" of AVG threat detection window and then take a screenshot of it. 
You can post the screenshot here in your topic. Click on 'Answer' & then click on the 'Image' [mountain symbol] & follow the instructions. 
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