Is Avast still working?
Do you see a red cross in the 'a' blue icon on system tray?
No, there is no red cross.
It says it is, but ashWebSv.exe is not on the list of Processes on Task Manager - should it be?
Well, if you're browsing, it should be running...
Task Manager shows the following ashx processes:
ashDisp.exe [user]
ashMaiSv.exe [SYSTEM]
ashServ.exe [SYSTEM]
ashUpdSv.exe [SYSTEM]
There is no red cross on the 'a' blue icon in the system tray,
and in On-Access Protection Control for Web Shield, it says
The provider is currently running.
However, ashWebSv.exe is not on the list of processes
even though I am obviously browsing to write this!