This problem has been happening for a few days. I get the Visual C++ Runtime Error, and the Avast Pro service stops by itself. The red circle appears on the blue ball icon in the system tray. Naturally, if I try to read emails in this situation, I get error dialogs that the message cannot be scanned.
Using XP-SP2 and Avast Pro Ver 4.7
I have run Hijackthis logs and found nothing. I also tried the fre version of SuperAntiSpyWare. All diagnostics are negative, except for a few cookies. I also tried to repair the installation through Add/Remove Programs.
I can restart the service manually and the problem resolves itself for an hour or two.
I see that several other people in this forum are complaining about the same problem. I have not been able to detect any Malware that might be stopping the service. Does anyone else have a suggestion?