NNTP scanner hangs up Agent newsreader-had to shut off

Forte Agent, Windows 7-64

I updated to Avast! v6, and then my Forte Agent newsreader hung 100% of the time attempting to download new headers. I shut off “Scan newsgroup messages(NNTP)”, and the issue went away. This particular scanning function is not usable in current v6.

I now also get a sprinkling of FP’s when installing software, but that’s another issue.