Hi guys!
Have been trialling Pro 4.6.691 and very happy with it too, till a week or ten days back, when my system started hanging, for no apparent reason.
Did a check and found that after the virus updates within the last ten days, ashserv.exe has started hogging 90% plus CPU cycles most of the time. The memory consumed starts from around 16.5 MB and slowly builds upto 19.5 MB.
I initially suspected a virus/trojan, ran checks, but found nothing. Ran browser checks, start up checks, everthing I could think of. Installed and ran the latest version of Kaspersky and NAV to rule out the possibiility of something escaping through, but came out all clean.
I found that if I uninstall Avast, reinstall, but dont update the databases, the system returns to normal, with enough processing power available. Once I update, consumption shoots upto 90% plus.
I even tried updating to beta mentioned here 726, but this issue remains the same.
Has anyone faced anything similar? Any advice or help would be welcome…I really like the interface and wouldnt want to shift to another AV.
Details of my system as follows:
Win 2k Pro, fully updated and patched, 512 MB Ram, 80 GB HDD.
Perimeter defences:
Lavasoft Pro
Spyware blaster
MS Antispyware
Tauscan
TDS
Avast Pro 691
Tiny Personal Firewall 6.5.126.
Browser : Opera 9.0 preview
Thanks in advance.