That's what I thought.
The window that pops up when I right click on the avast! icon is just for the anti-virus. There is no referance to the VRDB database at all.
It shows in my history of "hidden icons" when I load my start bar customization, but it isn't showing as current. Several other icons have disappeared as well.
I am running XP Pro, after getting a new computer, so I am not as familiar with it's idiosyncracies as I was with ME.
Guess I'll keep searching for what is wrong. LOL