Had the same problem with Avast and Sygate after the weekend updates. Got the update today to 418 and if I turn off the Advanced Rules Fix people have posted, the problem is still there with Sygate asking about 20 to 30 times if it is ok for Avast to access the internet.
No problem if I turn back on the Advanced Rules for Avast.
Which is no problem.
Oh, and thanks for a GREAT anti-virus program. Was using Norton 2004 and having lots of problems, removed it and installed Avast and found 14 viruses. Since then everything has been running great.