No couldn't see the link to that screen shot in your second post, I can see it now.
It looks more like an initialising type issue that doesn't seem to complete, hence constantly trying.
Try a repair of avast:
Vista, win7 - Control Panel, Programs & Features, uninstall a program, select 'avast! Anti-Virus,' click the Uninstall/Change and select Repair, click next and follow.
You may need to reboot after the repair.