I normally reboot every day but I've found that if I leave the PC on for several days, Avast starts operating really slowly. Starting an application for example may take 10x as long. It cannot be related to applications since I run the same stuff immediately after reboot as in a couple of days time. Running XP.
Avast shows no high CPU usage in Task Manager but it clearly is the problem. Disabling Shields cures the problem immediately, until the Shields restart. The PC "feels" a bit like it does when it is doing an update. I've found no work around to date other than rebooting. Anyone else have the problem or a non-reboot solution?