I have no clue why this is occurring now but when I insert my 120 GB external HDD if avast doesn't have file protection disabled it will lock all programs up and put them into 'not responding' unless I either shut down avast or unplug the device. Do you have any clue how frustrating that is to have to deal with the computer flat out not working when you plug a USB storage device in? Very. I disabled the 'Scan when attaching' part of the file protection but that didn't help.
This only occurs with the file shield enabled, the others have no influence on it and I've tested it. Avast will lock up EVERYTHING. Internet browsers, windows explorer, task manager, metro features, etc. until it is disabled or the device is removed and that is frustrating as I have VERY IMPORTANT data I need to get on and off the device and this is causing me a lot of problems.
Laptop Specs:
OS: Win8 (Power8 menu addon)
RAM: 16 GB of DDR3 RAM at 798.1 MHz
Processor: i7-3630QM Ivy Bridge @ 2.4 GHz
P.S. Why do I have to do a capacha just to post a topic? I already did a capatcha when I registered, why do I need to be doing more of the trivial malarkey.