An attempt has been made to enter a protected area of Avast

Hi everybody,

(I tried to search for this but the search did not seem to work. I have seen a related entry from 2015 in an internet wide search and wanted to know if there has been anything posted more recently)

This keeps coming up, and I am a bit concerned. I have attached a screenshot, and also one of a Windows 10 notification, which perhaps my be what is trying to enter?

The only solutions I have seen is the uninstall and reinstall? Is this a bug? Anybody else have this happen to them recently?
(It doesn’t help that I am getting calls from the Microsoft scammers who say my computer is sending error messages… coincidence?.. paranoid)

Thank you in advance!

https://support.avast.com/article/Remove-Antivirus-password

I appreciate that… I do know my password. I was just concerned about what the hay is going on with the attempt. Is there anywhere I can see what is trying to access that area?

Have you got any other security based applications ?

Do you have any cleanup style applications, like CCleaner, etc. and they could be trying to clear files from avast locations ?