ashServ.exe taking up too much CPU

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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My ashServ.exe sometimes jumps to about 80% CPU slows my computer down to a crawl for about 10 seconds and then returns to normal.

any ideas on what ashServ does? and how I can stop it from doing this?

Thanks

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Some tips:

  1. Do you use any P2P program? Try disabling the P2P shield.
  2. Is the VRDB already generated? Try disabling its generation to see if it helps.

Cheers,
Vlk