Avast stuck in loop at bootup

FYI. The last Avast AV for XP/Vista was v18.5. There are issues with icon showing red X “you are unprotected” but can still get definintion updates, albeit now untested on XP by avast.
@bob3160 kept a copy of that version if needed. See this: End of support for Windows XP/Vista - #283 by bob3160