Avast Free Antivirus Not Working

I’m having issues with my Avast Free Antivirus. I use Windows 7, and I did an update just a little while ago for my Antivirus. However, when I rebooted my computer, it says that my computer isn’t protected. And when I try to open Avast it just gives me a black box with the following wording.

“UI Failed to load.”
“This is really embarrassing. AV Service is not responding.”

I’ve clicked Restart Service, but that does nothing. I’ve tried updating, I’ve tried the repair button, but nothing is working.

I’m not sure what to do next.

Please advise.

have you tried more then one reboot?

if still a problem you may try…

Repair >> https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB204#artTitle

Uninstall >> https://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility
Uninstall >> https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB10#artTitle

Reinstall >> https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=196445.0

  • Remove avast completely
  • Download the offline installer and use that to install avast.