Hi,
I am not running the web scanner (Web Shield) at all. Do I need ashWebSv.exe in my startup or can I safely remove it without affecting the rest of Avast?
If I can safely remove it, do I just remove the registry setting from HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsCurrentVersion\RunServices\avast!
Cheers,
Paj.
Yes that’s correct. However, this all assumes you’re using Win9x or ME. Under NT-based Windows, things are very different. 
Doh! Sorry, forgot to mention that I am running Win98SE :-[
So I take it that it is OK to delete this key and still have avast running correctly?
Cheers,
Paj.
Yeah.
But a cleaner way would be to uninstall WebShield via Control Panel → Add/Remove Programs → avast antivirus 
I had no idea I could do it that easily. Many thanks for your help
Cheers, Paj.