My god what a nightmare! I'm still using 7.0.1474, tried updating to 8 but absolutely hated the interface and it dragged my computer down to a crawl. Tried installing it on a couple of customer's computers, dragged theirs down as well. I've had several customers complain about 8, the dumbed-down UI and the fact that their computers were slow as snailsh*t after the update, uninstalled 8 and reinstalled 7.0.1474 with program update set to manual. If the Avast team won't address these issues then I'll shop around for a different antivirus to use for myself, my wife, and my customers.
With this new update I still see people with nightmare scenarios in updating to or installing 8.0.1488 from scratch, if this won't even update a previous version of Avast properly, then I have no hope for ever recommending Avast to another customer. The average person is NOT computer literate enough to uninstall their Avast to install the new version, I still hate the new dumbed-down touch screen interface, now you've added more CRAP to go wrong. What's going on at Avast? Did someone else take over the development of my favorite antivirus? If so, you need to take a step back from this insanity and get back to a stable product that isn't nearly so resource-hungry. If not, it may be time for me to jump ship.
I have no doubt the devotee's snarky remarks are only moments away.