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Avast using twice as much memory after today's update
« on: December 21, 2017, 08:07:13 PM »
As the subject says, avast is using twice as much memory and my hard drive is running constantly after the update today. Can barely use my machine.....

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Re: Avast using twice as much memory after today's update
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2017, 08:30:29 PM »
Try the following:

Repair Avast:
Control Panel> Program and Features (Add/remove program)>Select Avast> Select Repair. Reboot when completed
https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB204

If Repair doesn't fix the problem, try the following:
Clean Install of Avast:
https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf
If you need additional help with the Clean Install, watch this:
https://youtu.be/p-h3myRD51A
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