If you used my link it is direct from the Avast servers
Yes I definitely used your link. You are the most effective help on these forums! I think... we are doing fine. However, the problem others are having with spiking of the CPU usage every 20-30 seconds because of the WMI process, is happening here too.
I'll let it rest until tomorrow, then I will run another Malwarebytes test , a full virus scan and also a spyware utility from bleepingcomputers.com.
Thank you again so much. Not even sure what was causing the most distressing issue, but seems to be resolves.