Avast free seems to kill my computers performance

[wizardo]

I seem to have a fight going on between avast and email/internet

If I want to do stuff now I switch off avast. Seems pointless.

[AndreaVr]

I seem to have a fight going on between avast and email/internet

If I want to do stuff now I switch off avast. Seems pointless.

I am currently using Avast 5.0.507 and I must say that things have improved a lot but very often especially during a normal defrag or just crawling with the Microsoft utility to remove the malware slows down the system and not just because the process Avastu rises to 99% of CPU usage, for what it regards mail and internet I do not have problems at all

Maybe you should better specify what type of problem and when it presents itself because that is a bit too generic it!

[Pondus]

I seem to have a fight going on between avast and email/internet

If I want to do stuff now I switch off avast. Seems pointless.

that was not a very good description of your problem......

did you have any antivirus program before installing avast, what ?
have you removed it ?
have you run a removal tool for that program so all leftovers are gone ?
you can fiend it here  http://uninstallers.blogspot.com/

[wizardo]

Did have Avast Pro installed.  Used its uninstall.

Current free avast blocking access to mail servers, slowing programs hugely.

[AmazingIT]

I have No Problem With It yet, Is You Have any other anti-virus installed on your PC with Avast it may Slow down your PC or try to stop startup applications may slow down PC.