Hi guys, thanks for the replies.
I might not have been too clear in my first post, sorry about that.
Yes, avast! currently looks and behaves normally now and all areas of the GUI report the program as up to date.
This was something that happened once following a boot time scan, and, upon reboot of the system, appears to have gone away. I just wanted to check with some more knowledgeable folks before I called it good or made any adjustments.
I was just really confused by the message saying that it was out of date and the current database was "ffffff-ff". Is the "f" sequence just part of the "out of sync" issue that sometimes comes up for some people?
Should I not have run the repair function?
Since the problem isn't ongoing, I guess this is more of a request for info regarding what may have happened and if I should be worried that my program isn't working properly.
I'm very sorry if I wasn't clear earlier.
Any further input is appreciated. Thanks again for the replies, guys.