Avast using twice as much memory after today's update

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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As the subject says, avast is using twice as much memory and my hard drive is running constantly after the update today. Can barely use my machine…

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Try the following:

Repair Avast:
Control Panel> Program and Features (Add/remove program)>Select Avast> Select Repair. Reboot when completed
https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB204

If Repair doesn’t fix the problem, try the following:
Clean Install of Avast:
https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf
If you need additional help with the Clean Install, watch this:
https://youtu.be/p-h3myRD51A