When I right click on a file, in the context menu I select the file to be scanned by Avast, but nothing seems to happen. A window use to show up showing the file was being scanned. If I select a whole folder, it works but not on one or a selection of files. I am not sure if it changed when I upgraded to 4.6, but I think it was still working. I have recently uninstalled then reinstalled Avast, but it still is the same. I really need to know if my files are being scanned or not.
For it's working. Even files with spaces, multiply files, etc.
Can you try to repair your installation?
Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > avast! antivirus > Remove
Then choose Repair function in the popup window (Repair).
You must be connected to the internet while repairing.
If this does not help, can you uninstall / boot / install / boot again?
Important: Do you have any application that monitors startup items, BHO's from Internet, etc. like: Prevx, Ad-watch (from Ad-aware), Teatimer (from SpyBot)?
I am still have not solved the problem with Avast not loading up for 2+ min after everything else. And I still sometimes get a error message on restart about an ashavast memory error with a lot of numbers. I can't write it down because it disappears too fast.
A new pre-release version of avast will be delivered next few hours.
Please update. It could fix this issue.