@bob3160
Thanks for the idea, Bob3160! I wasnt aware of support tickets. Just filled one :-) I received avast support help in this forum in the past so I expected it again. I didnt notice any "community forum" note around here, but it is certainly possible that avast support only comes here occasionally. Such is the situation w firefox community support forum for example.
Many thanks again, hope I can resolve this :-) Who knows whats happening in my PC, sigh.
Regards,
PH