I have also noticed the same issues.
W7 x64 U.
Vista x86 --- and x64.
XP pro.
Initial issue was a partial hang in the voice announcing update, not finishing.
Next was voice alone followed by icon popup and second voice.
Next was 2 of each.
I see today friends and a few here have had the missing DLL errors.
This is fast becoming a serious issue, as avast is beginning to corrupt itself and soon the entire system!
The problem is growing fast, and spreading, and one post earlier said it was hard to track because of inconsistency, WELL I think that inconsistency is a nose picking programmer not sticking to the job!
This issue began several weeks ago with cloud feature updates. CLOUD = BAD NEWS! Invasion of privacy, no need for search warrants, all your shit is out of your control and you CANNOT DELETE anything, just remove it it from your immediate view.
BOYCOTT CLOUD OS's and SOFTWARES....
Did we get a bunch of NORTON PEOPLE WORKING AT AVAST? ----- It sure as hell looks like it...
Right now it's looking like a move to Avira or AVG is a do or get screwed must. In the last 6 months, the issues with avast have been dramatically increasing.
Dump jerks who want to add all this extra garbage into the program because they think more is cool, rip that shit back out, and turn avast BACK INTO AN ANTI-VIRUS program.
REMEMBER;
A console TV Stereo, one part breaks the whole thing goes to the shop.
Component systems, one think breaks, it's the only part to go to the shop.
Software Security, one bundled package, ONE BREACH the whole system is compromised, major issue to circumvent.
3 or 4 separate and different types of security, one breach only ONE PROBLEM, one easy patch job.
Look how long, how deep, how wide this issue has become. Avast will go bankrupt if they don't take a few steps back, remove all the extra crap, make it a basic AV program once again, such as what took them to the top in the first place.
P.S. The past year has been a big hassle with the updates for Avast, hanging system until the update completes, and if you try to open something it hangs LONGERRRRRRRRR............
That SUCKSSSSSSSS! The dam update process is too dam aggressive!!!!!!!!
To hell with your dam captcha shit, it looks as if your trying to block anyone from posting, or piss them off so they won't post becase they can get one they can read FUCK IT!