Hi DavidR,
I can definitely reproduce this and confirm Avast is most likely blocking Phrasexpress (PE). When I disable the file shield and restart PE, it works fine. Then, once I turn that shield on again, PE is immediately blocked. And there is no alert. I use the free Avast and have its keylogger protection OFF (which I think is the default setting).
Can you please provide a solution or a workaround for that.
Thanks,
Roman