I sent the Process Explorer full dump file to
ftp://ftp.avast.com/incoming named "ashQuick.dmp-wired4action".
Today ashquick.exe only stayed running sometimes (keeping memory and virtual memory usage- which is why I wanted it shut it down).
I downloaded several files with SD- sometimes it would stop itself and sometimes not. Before today it always kept running (different days, rebooting system daily).
I downloaded a small file, waited for and closed the SD completion window, waited a while and then exited SD, and waited a while to make sure it wasn't shutting down before grabbing the dump.
Hope this helps.
I've been using Avast! Free for years on all my computers and love the way it works. I also make sure it gets installed on every computer I help others with. This new behavior with Star Downloader (which I've also been using for years) has me baffled.
Thank you for helping out with this matter.
Vic L