Your welcome, I think we need some input from the Alwil team as we really don't know that much about the rootkit module or its returns.
DavidR & Tech - I have emailed avast with a link to this thread as well as a full description of my problem and a copy of the offending file (ql1240.sys)
I have also solved my problem but not 100% sure as to why. I again removed the file from the DLLCache folder and again renamed the extension.
I then did a warm boot but the rootkit warning and errors were repeated. So, I did a complete shut down/cold boot and the problem seems to be solved.
Again, not sure why...
You can see attached the warning message that avast! 4.8 generated....
Thanks all your comments.
Peter