Just tried, i can't start avast from save mode. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling and actually it DID an update while installing, but when i tried to make it manually, i had the same horrible never ending "Initializing, please wait...". I'm getting angry...I can only do a manual update downloading def. file from the web site, disabling avast self defense module, killing avast.setup process. Not very convenient...
Edit: Tried just now with the old modem, but no results, evidently this problem is not related to the new modem/router...