I noticed since the major update just after the long Easter weekend that 3 of my machines (no network) that have Avast 5.0.462 have major slow downs when surfing and hang for no reason. I also use OA, so I can see on the GUI that it is Avast hanging the system up.
Was there something in this major update that would have caused this? I have not altered any of my settings and everything was working prior to this. All PC’s are malware-free; I also use on-demand scanners as well and have plenty of memory. Again, this happened suddenly since the April 5th update (or 4th depending on what part of the world you live in). Other than this, the PC’s are working fine. Thank you.
I tried the .499 update, and my speeds were still horrible. Uninstalling Avast took my connection from about 10-12 mbps down to 36mbps. Uploads went from 1mbps to 10.
I’d really like to see this fixed, as I’d like to stick with Avast, but the speed decreases were simply unacceptable.
Did you reboot after doing the upgrade? You need to reboot or many people have problems. If you didn’t, try upgrading again and reboot. I’ve installed the newer version on 3 different PC’s with different set ups now and they are all working smoothly.