It is a known bug in old(er) avast.
Perform a clean installation of avast 2015.10.2.2214
I have occasionally received this message after an automated Quick Scan, where the the scan log shows no threat detected and nothing has been moved to the chest. It happened again today. I am using Avast version 2015.10.2.2218, which seems to be the most recent version available.
Can I assume this is a false positive warning, presumably a remnant from updating, rather than clean-installing, Avast? If so, please confirm that it should be fixed if I uninstalled, then reinstalled 2015.10.2.2218. Thanks.