How do I turn off the Avast virtual box? I have no need of it at all and it keeps running in the background. I love Avast and how it keeps my systems clean, but this part of the program I have no need of. It will not let me shut it off in services, my autorun scanner cannot turn it off, how do I turn it off? If it cannot be turned off, I will revert to an older version that does not have the thing. I do not want any program running in the background that I have no need of.
Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features > avast antivirus > Change - from the next window - Tools, scroll down and uncheck the ‘Secure Virtual Machines’ option.
Click the Continue button and OK your way out. You may need to reboot for the changes to take effect.
By all accounts after getting up and running after first installation run is quicker - but I really do believe that the specification for it is too low. It was even installed on my 3 year old acer netbook with only 2GB of RAM and an Intel Atom dual core CPU.