As a long time user of Avast (with no problems), but new to this forum, I don't know who the "evangelists", Uber and otherwise, are, but I don't get impression that they are actually employed by Avast. If I am correct in this, it seems about time for an official representative of the company to admit that they are aware of this update problem, that they are working to fix it, estimate how long that might take, and suggest an interim solution. I have tried one of the Uber fixes to no avail, and don't want to start downloading uninstall tools, going into Safe Mode or otherwise engaging in computer gymnastics unless I have to. Wouldn't it be easier to just switch AV programs, at least until Avast decides to address this problem?