OK, I have read all of the uninstall answers here with a search and I seem to have a bit of a problem with getting it to go away. I first tried to just drag it to trash. It is still there. But it of course is now gray in the preference, so I can no longer access preferences. Now when I try to open the application I only get the bouncing icon in the dock for a few minutes, then it stops, and nothing. Also, I now have "Zero KB available" for applications, documents, favorites, well, the entire HD. Before installing Avast I had in the GB's available. Now there is ZERO! I need this thing off and I need to find out what it did with my available space. I can not even use my puter as it is now so incredibly slow, I am using a friends PC to send this message. PLEASE HELP! Thank you, Aprildawn