Yesterday:
You nailed it, kwiq; thanks! I did what you suggested, rebooted, and that rascal avastui is nowhere to be seen. Moving right along: is there any problem with aswDataScan.dll being disabled?
Today:
* AvastUI.exe now runs only 3 seconds or so, then quits with no errors, both at boot and when manually clicked.
* The Avast tray icon then remains but disappears upon mouseover so I have no way to see the UI--if it is running...
* Avastsvc.exe continues to run as a task, but Task Manager shows no cpu usage when I check it.
* AvLaunch.exe does nothing that I can see, and shows as v18.3.3860.0
Questions:
* Is Avast providing me active protection now?
* How do I get to my UI?
Using XP SP3 up-to-date & Avast Free 18.3.3860.316