UPDATE: Here is the information captured in the console;
10/22/14 9:49:05.844 AM com.avast.proxy[6441]: Starting daemon.
10/22/14 9:49:14.719 AM com.avast.proxy[6441]: swquery.apple.com:https: nodename nor servname provided, or not known
10/22/14 10:20:57.000 AM kernel[0]: process com.avast.proxy[6441] thread 252001 caught burning CPU! It used more than 50% CPU (Actual recent usage: 52%) over 180 seconds. thread lifetime cpu usage 90.015240 seconds, (17.339196 user, 72.676044 system) ledger info: balance: 90003328083 credit: 90003328083 debit: 0 limit: 90000000000 (50%) period: 180000000000 time since last refill (ns): 172814921722
10/22/14 10:21:03.522 AM spindump[6602]: Saved cpu_resource.spin report for com.avast.proxy version
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) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.avast.proxy_2014-10-22-102103_AirGhizmo.cpu_resource.spin
10/22/14 10:33:31.532 AM com.avast.proxy[6441]: SIGTERM/SIGINT received. Exiting.
From /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.avast.proxy_2014-10-22-102103_AirGhizmo.cpu_resource.spin;
Date/Time: 2014-10-22 10:18:03 -0500
OS Version: 10.9.5 (Build 13F34)
Architecture: x86_64
Report Version: 18
Command: com.avast.proxy
Path: /Library/Application Support/Avast/*/com.avast.proxy
Version:
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)
Parent: launchd [1]
PID: 6441
Event: cpu usage (microstackshots only)
Thread: 0x3d861 (52% cpu over 174 seconds)
Duration: 174.00s
Steps: 176
Hardware model: MacBookAir6,2
Active cpus: 4
Fan speed: 5075 rpm
Powerstats for: com.avast.proxy [6441] thread 0x3d861
Start time: 2014-10-22 10:18:09 -0500
End time: 2014-10-22 10:20:57 -0500
Parent: launchd
Microstackshots: 109 samples (61%)
Primary state: 108 samples Non-Frontmost App, Non-Background Priority, Kernel mode
User Activity: 0 samples Idle, 109 samples Active
Power Source: 0 samples on Battery, 109 samples on AC
109 thread_start + 13 (libsystem_pthread.dylib) [0x7fff88408fc9]
109 _pthread_start + 137 (libsystem_pthread.dylib) [0x7fff8840472a]
109 _pthread_body + 138 (libsystem_pthread.dylib) [0x7fff88404899]
109 imap_handler + 3135 (com.avast.proxy) [0x10001495f]
109 _platform_memmove$VARIANT$Unknown + 41 (libsystem_platform.dylib) [0x7fff84662b29]
1 <User mode>
Binary Images:
0x100000000 - 0x10001bff7 com.avast.proxy <B978B5F9-335F-3F41-96BB-8DEA2F1978C8> /Library/Application Support/Avast/*/com.avast.proxy
0x7fff8465f000 - 0x7fff84665ff7 libsystem_platform.dylib (24.90.1) <3C3D3DA8-32B9-3243-98EC-D89B9A1670B3> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_platform.dylib
0x7fff88403000 - 0x7fff8840aff7 libsystem_pthread.dylib (53.1.4) <AB498556-B555-310E-9041-F67EC9E00E2C> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_pthread.dylib