Block Pushed (Automatic) Updates by Non-Microsoft Application

Windows 7 Ultimate SP 1 (x64)

I am using AVG Free 2016 (x64) as my anti-virus application. A major
difference between AVG Free 2015 and AVG Free 2016 is that the latter
removed the option found in the former that would allow me to block
pushed updates of AVG.

I really do not like any automatic updates of any application on my PC.
I want to control what gets updated and when it happens. Is there some
Windows 7 setting that I can use to block AVG's pushed updates, perhaps
in the Windows firewall?

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David E. Ross

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spend more time belittling hungry children
than they do trying to fix the problem of
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On 10/1/2015 4:24 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
Windows 7 Ultimate SP 1 (x64)

I am using AVG Free 2016 (x64) as my anti-virus application. A major
difference between AVG Free 2015 and AVG Free 2016 is that the latter
removed the option found in the former that would allow me to block
pushed updates of AVG.

I really do not like any automatic updates of any application on my PC.
I want to control what gets updated and when it happens. Is there some
Windows 7 setting that I can use to block AVG's pushed updates, perhaps
in the Windows firewall?


From the Control Panel, I launched Windows Firewall. On the left side
of the Windows Firewall window, I selected "Allow a program or feature
through Windows Firewall". On the Allows Programs window, I removed the
checkmarks from the checkboxes for AVG Installer. Is this sufficient?

--
David E. Ross

Why do we tolerate political leaders who
spend more time belittling hungry children
than they do trying to fix the problem of
hunger? http://mazon.org/

David E. Ross wrote:
On 10/1/2015 4:24 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
Windows 7 Ultimate SP 1 (x64)

I am using AVG Free 2016 (x64) as my anti-virus application. A major
difference between AVG Free 2015 and AVG Free 2016 is that the latter
removed the option found in the former that would allow me to block
pushed updates of AVG.

I really do not like any automatic updates of any application on my PC.
I want to control what gets updated and when it happens. Is there some
Windows 7 setting that I can use to block AVG's pushed updates, perhaps
in the Windows firewall?


From the Control Panel, I launched Windows Firewall. On the left side
of the Windows Firewall window, I selected "Allow a program or feature
through Windows Firewall". On the Allows Programs window, I removed the
checkmarks from the checkboxes for AVG Installer. Is this sufficient?


I'm still on AVG2015.
In the Advanced Settings /Schedules I have the options to allow/disallow
auto scheduled scans, definition updates and program updates.
Have they removed all those options? I can't find any complaint in Google.

The update program in AVG2015 is "avgmfapx.exe". You can block it in
your firewall, and you'll probably get some complaints from AVG; an
exclamation mark in the systray and God knows what else when you run it.


Ed