avast! - help: preferences

Program Registration

After you install avast! Linux Home Edition, it's required to insert a license key into it. If you don't enter a license key, avast! will not work.

You can obtain the key by registering the program on our website.

Note: avast! Linux Home Edition is free software, but only for home, non-commercial use.

 

Home version registration

Home users who will use avast! on a computer that is not used for any profitable activities (such as translations, creation or administration of web pages, etc.) can use avast! Linux Home Edition for free.

The registration is performed by filling out the following web form: http://www.avast.com/i_kat_227.php?lang=ENG. After you enter the required data (that are used solely for statistical purposes by ALWIL Software and will never be provided to any third party), the license key will be send to your e-mail address, together with a description on how to enter it into the program.

The license key for home users is valid for 14 months. After this period, it is necessary to register again and enter a new license key.

Entering the license key

As soon as you receive the license key you should enter it into the program. This can be done the following way:

  1. Start avast! Linux Home Edition.
  2. From the menu, select Help --> About avast!...
  3. Click on the License key button in the bottom part of the window
  4. Enter your license key
  5. Confirm with the OK button

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