DavidR, hola
Thanks for trying to help, I'd already downloaded those just in case it was a ye olde reinstall it situation, but when I posted here I was hoping that sniper from Avast might have a clue what is going on beyond just blast it with a shotgun.
As it stands that didn't work. Neither did doing the initial uninstall in safe mode in addition to that removal app in safe mode. Now I've arrived at a point that in one day I have rebooted my machine more than I've needed to all year. I'm no noob, and there is absolutely something wrong with 1195 . It is isolated and predictable, and it simply won't harmonize with other well established software. It's a shame because I've been singing the praises of Avast on PC Advisor since I migrated from AVG a couple of years back. As it stands, I've had to revert back to AVG, as despite it being an inferior product, at least it works. I shall keep an eye on here in hope that Avast will undo whatever they have done that is causing so many problems for other machines in addition to my own. Here's hopin', huh.
Thanks for trying.