Spybot and Superantispyware are antispyware programs, and (unless you've purchased the pro version of Superantispyware (SAS for short) neither run in realtime, that is, they are not antiviruses.
Go to the control panel and select "system". The screen that will open, in the "general" tab, will tell you what your service pack status is. (See pic below.)
Then go to the control panel again, select "add remove programs". It will take a few seconds to open. Sort the programs be name, and browse through to look for an antivirus program that is not Avast. The computer quite likely came with something like Norton pre-installed.
Let us know what you find.
1. You are absolutely correct SAS and Spybot do not run in real time on my computer. They are initiated/launched by me...
2. The service pack on my computer is "service pack 3"
3. The computer came pre-installed w/Norton on a trial basis of 90 days. After 90 days I opted not to continue and went with Avast as my Antivirus program.
Upon further discovery I noticed in control panel via Security center
-Firewall ON
-Automatic updates ON
-Virus Protection ON (Windows Protection Suite is running) I know for a fact I did not install Windows Protection Suite, is this a rogue Virus that manage to infiltrate my computer and acting as though its a Antivirus program running in real time? Additionally, would this be result of my computer not recognizing Avast as the current antivirus running on my system. Windows Protection Suite is not listed in the Add/Remove programs via Control panel...
Man, I am seriously worried about this recent discovery...Please provide REMEDY(s)
Don't be too worried. (Just a little. It's fixable.)
-Please download
MBAM and save it to your desktop. Install it then check for updates.
-Please download the
Norton Removal tool (from MagorGeeks.)
-Once updated, please also update SAS.
-If you do not have the full install file for Avast, download it by clicking
here. (Direct download, 36.3Mb, from the Avast site.)
-Have a look at this, (for independent verification of what I'm posting.) You might want to print it.
Bleeping computer, removal instructions.-Go offline.
-Uninstall Windows Protection Suite via the control panel. (It may refuse to uninstall, or do something else a bit weird. Don't worry if that's the case.)
-Run a quick scan with MBAM. Have it delete anything found. If it prompts to restart to complete removal, do so promptly.
-Uninstall via the control panel anything with the name "Norton" or "Symantec" in it. This is to do with the trial version on your computer. This is not malware, but will interfere with another installed AV. If there are any Norton applications you wish to retain, let me know.
-Run the Norton Removal tool. It will take a minute or two.
-Via the control panel, add/remove programs, select Avast antivirus, change, and then "repair". This should only take a minute. If for any reason it doesn't work, you have the full install file handy, and can follow the "install from scratch" post by Tech, above.
-Go online. Update Avast.
Please post the MBAM scan report here, and let us know how it's going, now. This should have fixed it. Then I (or we) have some advice about how to stay secure online, which you might want to check out.