Hi MHJ,
could you please send me EventLog.log from c:\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Avast\log\ ?
15.10.2013 22:55:44 Maj 6 Min 1 GetVersionEx 6.1 Stored 5.0
15.10.2013 22:55:44 RegisterAVASFirewall preVista 0 pszProductName avast! Antivirus pszProductExe C:\Program Files\Avast\VisthAux.exe firewall 0
15.10.2013 22:55:44 WriteAVASFirewallStatus preVista 0 IsWin8 0 Expired 0 Firewall 0
15.10.2013 22:55:44 StartPatchManagement: ASU Component is not installed
15.10.2013 22:55:44 Antivirus state 0 updatedSign 1
15.10.2013 22:55:44 Antispyware state 0 updatedSign 1
15.10.2013 22:55:44 Aavm AUID event 4, product 1, ARCEn 0, rn , status 0, progver 150996950, Guid f0ce37cd-f333-4ee8-a907-2b1df084ea9e, Auid
15.10.2013 22:56:14 The virus definitions have been automatically updated to version 131015-1.
15.10.2013 22:56:17 Maj 6 Min 1 GetVersionEx 6.1 Stored 6.1
15.10.2013 22:56:17 WriteAVASFirewallStatus preVista 0 IsWin8 0 Expired 0 Firewall 0
15.10.2013 22:56:17 Antivirus state 0 updatedSign 1
15.10.2013 22:56:17 Antispyware state 0 updatedSign 1
15.10.2013 22:57:24 Aavm AUID event 1, product 1, ARCEn 0, rn , status 0, progver 150996950, Guid f0ce37cd-f333-4ee8-a907-2b1df084ea9e, Auid
15.10.2013 23:14:17 Rescue Disc - WinPE2 creator copy avast files failed, EC 00000003
15.10.2013 23:21:00 Maj 6 Min 1 GetVersionEx 6.1 Stored 6.1
15.10.2013 23:21:00 WriteAVASFirewallStatus preVista 0 IsWin8 0 Expired 0 Firewall 0
15.10.2013 23:21:00 StartPatchManagement: ASU Component is not installed
15.10.2013 23:23:14 Antivirus state 0 updatedSign 1
15.10.2013 23:23:14 Antispyware state 0 updatedSign 1
15.10.2013 23:41:48 Rescue Disc - WinPE2 creator copy avast files failed, EC 00000003
16.10.2013 05:36:42 StopPatchManagement: ASU Component is not installed