I hope you don't work for AVAST!!
I'm an old avast user, 10 years and, yes, now I work for avast!
Did you even read my post?
Yes.
TRUST ME IT'S AN ISSUE WITH AVAST!!
Trust me, I've tried to do my best guesses for the situation.
Let's just see how long it takes for yet another new avast program version to appear!!!
Well, you could try an installation from scratch:
1. Download the latest version of
avast! Uninstall Utility and save it.
2. Download the latest
avast! version and save it.
3. (Optional) If you want, save your avast! settings for later restoration (Settings > Maintenance > Back up).
4. Uninstall avast from Control Panel (if possible). If, for any reason, you can't run it, try booting in
Safe Mode and doing it from there. Anyway, boot after that.
5. Run the avast! Uninstall Utility saved on 1 in
Safe Mode. Boot after you've run it. Repeat this for any major avast! version you have ever installed/upgraded in your computer.
6. Install avast! using the setup saved on 2. Boot.
7. Register your free copy or add the license key for Pro. Or even
upgrade your key from old versions.
8. Check and post the results. If, for any reason, you did not solve, try doing the step 3 in Safe Mode anyway.