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I don’t know that it can be reproduced without an infected computer.
I guess the pertinent questions would be; Is this something which is a vulnerability with particular infections, or is it a one time glitch?
Should I have redownloaded the program? Could it have been a corrupt download?
Or is it likely that a virus/worm exists which has been designed to circumvent Avast’s security measures?
If it’s a glitch, especially due to corrupt download, there’s not much to be done.
If it’s a worm which circumvents or disables portions of Avast, then it’s a programming issue.
As far as my personal issue, I’m assuming I’m fine, since I have already upgraded the program, and am (presumably) clean now.
Thanks for responding. At least I know I’m not just dropping stuff into a black hole here.