Hey guys.
This is a really weird situation. I've checked all over the internet and can't seem to get an answer, so hopefully posting the question here helps.
Today, I installed avast. I didn't purchase anything or do anything wonky. All I did was scan (which happens the moment you install it), and seeing that they required credit card info for a free trial, I just closed out of everything. (Pretty sure everything is normal up to here). I felt like uninstalling it, so I looked up the uninstaller, then downloaded it, then attempted to uninstall it. However, they require you to restart your computer after entering safe mode. Sure, nothing strange yet. I restart. This is where stuff gets out of hand. Instead of the normal login screen after restarting, the font on everything is significantly larger (User name, buttons, anything on the restart screen), the entire screen is laggy, and strangest of all, MY PASSWORD DOES NOT WORK. I tried both my email password (the one my laptop is linked to) and my normal password, and yet it doesn't work. I decide to shut down here, I mean, what else was I supposed to do? And once I did that, I turned the laptop on again. And instead of going to the login screen, a blue screen popped up. I can't exactly remember what was on it, but there were two options. One was going "into windows 10", and the other option was AVAST antivirus thingy. (This is before you enter your login for the laptop). Pressing AVAST just takes me to the screen that is laggy, has big font, and the password doesnt work issue. So, I'm forced to go to windows 10. Luckily, this leads to the normal login screen, font is normal, nothing is laggy, and I can enter my password properly. This time, the antivirus uninstaller app opens up (which is supposed to happen), and once again, I'm prompted to enter safe mode. This time, I press no. I'm not asked to restart or anything, and Avast Antivirus is uninstalled. Happy right? No. I went to check program files (x86), and there's an AVAST Software folder. Note that AVAST was already uninstalled at this point; It's not in my apps, folders, or anywhere else BAR under the section of program files (x86). I tried deleting this folder, but it says it's already open or something. I literally restart my computer and shut it down numerous times, and I still can't delete the AVAST Software folder. Says it's open. Task manager says AVAST isn't running.
So my three questions: What the hell was the weird login thingy, where my password was wrong and the screen was laggy and the font was big? Second, why did the two options even pop up as "windows 10" and "Avast antivirus" when I shut down my computer and I reopened it? Normally, it just heads to the login screen for windows 10. And third, HOW THE HELL DO I GET RID OF THE AVAST SOFTWARE FOLDER?
Someone please help.