Help. I can't do anything with avast

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I have been getting a “The procedure entry point dep_strFreeString could not be located in the dynamic link library awscmnos.dll” ao avast does not start. I have tried to uninstall but it wil not uninstall or repair, I love the software and want to get it going again. Does anyone have an idea?

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Please try a repair of avast. Go to …

My computer > Control panel > Add Remove programs > select avast! Anti-Virus > click the Change/Remove button >

scroll down & select Repair > click next > follow the directions

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I suggest an installation from the scratch:

  1. Uninstall avast from Control Panel first.
  2. Boot.
  3. Download the latest version of Avast Uninstall and use it for complete uninstallation.
  4. Boot.
  5. Install again the latest avast! version.
  6. Boot.
  7. Check and post the results.
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Thanks for replying. I tried that but it won’t repair or uninstall.

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And what happen when you try to uninstall from the Control Panel? Any error message?

Did you try http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-uninstall-utility.html ?

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Start on step 3.