Since this update, when I log on to my computer, I am told that I am unprotected. When I click on the Avast icon, I get two notifications "firewall turned off" and "date incorrect". I press "turn on" and "update date" and it doesn't turn on the firewall, and the date and time were already correct. After several more presses of the "turn on" button, and about 25 minutes of inactivity, the status changes to "protected.
I attempted to repair Avast, via Control Panel and Avast Wizard, and it appeared to work, with a "protected" status when the PC was restarted at the end of the process. However, when I turned it on next day, the "unprotected" status returned.
I am a 76 year old, with limited computer literacy (email, banking, excel, word), still running on Microsoft 7 Professional, and although I have pulled off several articles from "Help" (Troubleshooting / Uninstall / Installing / Activating Avast Premium Security), but find them difficult to understand, and frankly I don't have the confidence to try them. I need either someone to talk me through it, or some clear instructions in plain english