Two ways to get rid of it:
1. Control panel -> Programs and Features -> avast! -> Change -> uncheck the box "avast! gadget"
- OR -
2. right-click the desktop, select Gadgets, right-click the avast! gadget and select Uninstall.
Thanks
Vlk
Sorry, number 2 option there doesn't work.
Clean install of Avast 6.0.1000.
It acts like it uninstalls from the gadget pane, but as soon as you terminate and re-enable sidebar.exe, the gadget comes back onto the desktop.
Even though now, it isn't in the gadget pane anymore after choosing to "uninstall" it from the pane.