Tom - It remains a mystery to me what NG or Avast's virtualization ever did. It is also a mystery what "Cyber Capture" does. It is also a mystery whether (for Avast AV Free), there is now ANY sandboxing or use of virtualization. And it is a mystery whether or not Avast Free protects from ransomware.
Nothing is explained here. But the updates cause problems, in this and other areas.
Avast spends a lot of effort in designing annoying pop-ups that are the direct opposite of the purpose of their product. In the news, Avast is looking to buy AVG, so that is the corporate focus, not the quality of this product.
I stopped recommending Avast to friends and colleagues. I would be embarrassed to inflict these annoyances on them. Although I still use Avast on my old XP and Win 7 machines, in my Windows 10 machine, I did NOT install Avast, as Windows Defender is working and is nice and quiet and reliable.
Really too bad. Avast was great for a long time.