HELP please - 2 programs not running

hello,

after running malawarebytes program, i clicked on my avast program to run and my antispam
and realtime shields are NOT on.
i clicked both buttons - did NOT work.
clicked on “fix it” button - did NOT work.

what to do , please ?

thank you.

PLEASE EXCUSE PRIOR POST ???

i made a mistake and apologise for taking up your time.

No problem, best to ask than do nothing.

What was it that resolved the problem ?

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