Tired of seeing this message and not being able to find details on its meaning..

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May 16 12:54:00 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:00 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:01 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:01 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:01 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:01 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:01 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:01 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:01 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:01 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:01 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:02 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:02 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:02 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:03 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:05 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:05 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:05 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:05 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:05 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:05 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:05 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:05 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:05 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:06 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:06 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:06 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:06 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:06 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:06 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:06 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:07 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:07 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:07 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:07 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused
May 16 12:54:07 iMac com.avast.proxy[278]: Error connecting to scan socket: /Library/Application Support/Avast/run/scan.sock: Connection refused

Did that annoy you? Well, it annoys me to constantly see this in my system.log. I would like to understand what is going on and why this is happening. What do these messages mean?

I have an iMac (obviously) and its pretty new. I don't have a lot of programs on my Mac. Regardless of what is installed (Avast was the first thing I installed and I have SecureLine VPN as well) this message has been a constant. I have tried searching the internet in general and the Avast forum but no luck. Nothing appears to be a match to help me understand what the problem is.

Can anyone help?

I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

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... Anyone that works for Avast want to help me out?

[ondrej.kolacek]

Hello,
please send us support package: https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Submit-Mac-Security-support-file
Kind regards,
Ondrej Kolacek