I don’t have an English OS so I cannot find the specific service RPC Locator (I suppose it is the Alocator Remote Procedure Call and manages the data base names RPC) ::slight_smile:
I suggest you open the properties of the “normal” RPC service and see if avast! is named as a dependent service (i.e., if avast is listed at the dependent services of RPC).
Maybe another test, try to reinstall ZoneAlarm and see if this correct the error. I have ZA too and everything is working fine with avast. :cry: