Hi
I think I know what you are referring to – recently AVG carried a very deceptive box that appeared on loading stating that the current free version was being phased out.
However if you read the small print, it says that you can actually simply download the next version of the free software…
Clever wording to try to get people to upgrade to the paid version, but don’t worry – you can still stick with the free one and upgrade to the new version from their site.