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I was using the previous version of Avast. I didn’t remove it. When the pop-up advising me to install the new version interrupted me for the umpteenth time, I shut down all open apps and let it install.
When I was trying to restore a desktop icon that had reverted, Avast prevented me from opening a program that makes changes to icons, until I “allowed” it. The program is FolderMagic and I’ve used it for years. So far, that’s the only app I’ve tried to open that it has interfered with, but everything takes a lot longer to load. I was happier with the earlier version. Is there a way to go back to it?
No. I do not use registry cleaners. Horrible things.
I haven’t made any other changes (counting Avast Update as a change) in months. The only program I’ve installed since January, was PDF to Word.
In answer to the other two comments:
There is nothing new in the virus chest. Received no notification of anything fishy.