[GNC] Warning Chat GPT

[Adrien Monteleone]

Barry,

If you open Avast, there should be an option to turn it off, 
particularly there may be an option to turn off 'real-time protection'.

Otherwise, make sure you have the Avast installer on hand first, (for 
later) and uninstall it completely.

Then try downloading GnuCash again. (you may need to re-start your 
system after removing Avast) Then re-install Avast after installing GnuCash.

Also, read through the documentation for Avast (or contact them) about 
how to 'Whitelist' a website or particular download. That would save you 
the trouble of uninstalling it as a workaround.

Finally, several people have recommended going back to a version of 
GnuCash what worked fine for you. Do you no longer have that older 
installer? If not, and you can't seem to download it either, try doing 
so on a different computer, some one mentioned using a local library if 
possible.

We've also recommended you try downloading with a different web browser.

Those are free also. Give one or more a try and let us know if any of 
the above worked.

Regards,
Adrien

On 1/14/26 3:58 AM, barrym via gnucash-user wrote:
> OK, once again thanks for all the comments and advice.
> 
> Afaics I don't get at any point, an option to "get out" such as has been 
> suggested, I haven't found in avast, for example,  how to suspend it, I 
> get no 'properties' prompt.