Avast progressively uses more memory. How can I restart the application program?

rucompat · 2017-09-01T20:07:27.000Z

Whenever I restart my Windows 8.1 laptop the 3 Avast processes visible in task manager are use low RAM. Over a period of days of putting my computer to sleep at night and reopening each day, the memory usage increases, in order, by: Avast Antivirus (application), Avast Service, and Avast Behavior Shield.

Is there a way to ‘reset’ the memory of the application without restarting the computer. I have already tried restarting the service, which resets memory usage of the Behavior Shield but not the application (Avast Antivirus process).

Eddy · 2017-09-01T22:53:17.000Z

No as you can’t simply turn off the avast service.
The solution is to not let the system hibernate/go to sleep.
Stop wasting energy.

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