I am copying my bug report into this section so that it can be seen easier: Note that this is what I WANT 5.0.477 to fix. This bug was in 5.0.418
Here's a bug report, ( February 22, 2010 Current Version 5.0.418)
This should be easy to fix for the next build: (Pre-Release 5.0.477 or Higher)
1.) Today was the second time running Windows XP (SP-3) where after I opened Avast to check on the status of the program, I could close out by X'ing out of the program. But when I came back to the computer about two hours later, I saw that Avast was minimized on the Windows Taskbar. It was not possible to open Avast 5.0 from the minimized position. Note that this issue was also present on the previous build, 5.0.396
2.) When having the Avast GUI open, on Windows XP, it is not possible to right-click to close it from a minimized task bar position. This was also an issue in the previous build, 5.0.396.
The workaround is if you see Avast minimized but you don't have the interface open, just open it again from the desktop and after it is open, right-click by X'ing out of the program. This step will close all of Avast.
Also want to report that updates and responses to them have been great. There's just a couple of little small picky bugs like the issues above that need to be patched and than we should be all set.
Update: March 4th, 2010:
I had the same issue happen again just now. The bug seems to only happen from time to time when Avast is opened following a boot up or a PREVIOUS opening of the program during a Windows XP session. The bug seems to happen, if it happens at all, on the update following Avast being opened manually. It's possible that on the next update attempt we get that "Minimized Avast Window." that cannot be closed. The fix remains very simple. Just open Avast from the desktop and than close it again. The minimized window, that originally did not close, disappears like nothing happened.
Jack