I checked the error log when I reinstalled Avast and I saw this error: Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 10/8/2014 9:40:11 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Applejack
Description:
Faulting application name: mftutil.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x542aa1ea
Faulting module name: mftutil.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x542aa1ea
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000000109f3
Faulting process id: 0x12dc
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfe361f6b28802
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ng\mftutil.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ng\mftutil.exe
Report Id: 3489fe1c-4f55-11e4-82f0-40a8f04a4165
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="
http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-10-09T01:40:11.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>17848</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Applejack</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>mftutil.exe</Data>
<Data>0.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>542aa1ea</Data>
<Data>mftutil.exe</Data>
<Data>0.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>542aa1ea</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>00000000000109f3</Data>
<Data>12dc</Data>
<Data>01cfe361f6b28802</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ng\mftutil.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ng\mftutil.exe</Data>
<Data>3489fe1c-4f55-11e4-82f0-40a8f04a4165</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
I'm on Windows 8.1 64-bit. Could the Data Execution Prevention Always on be causing this problem? Just wondering.