@ NatlGuardWife,
You responded to an old post for Avast using v. 5.0.
594 instead of opening up a thread of your own. Is this the version of Avast you are using? The current version is 5.0.677. What product of Avast are you using? (Free, Pro, AIS)?
Can you give us some information about your OS (32 or 64-bit), RAM?
Did you follow YoKenny's directions in his post on September 02, 2010? If not, a clean uninstall/install of Flash would help.
Note that there was a patch for Adobe Reader yesterday if you use that. You may want to check your software with the free Secunia Inspector
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ and if a patch or upgrade is needed, it will give you the link to the vendor's site making it easier for you. We also post information and links here on the forum as well.
What other security software do you have running on your system (antivirus, firewall, trial versions)
currently and in the
past? If in the past, how did you remove them? Thank you.