... the emergency update process will fix the problem for you automatically http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=143211.0
Craig, thanks for the link, although I find the last few posts in it a bit confusing.
OK, I have the files mentioned but my question still remains. Has the patch actually been applied. Do I have to go through the procedure of stopping the web shield, rebooting etc, or does the fact that the two files are there indicate it is all done.
Is there not a log entry somewhere that shows the application of the patch and indicates that it was successful? Should there not have been some on screen notice or popup that my Avast program had been updated?.
If for any reason at some stage in the next few days I have to reinstall again from the 2014.9.0.2011 file I downloaded several days ago, which obviously doesn't have the patch, will the patch be again automatically applied, or is that a once only emupdate.
If I need or choose to do a repair, will that result in the patch not being present?.
Will I have to download the install file again to get a current patched one, and does it have a different identification to the previous one?.