[b]I went to update the free anti virus on my husbands computer windows xp and itwas working well until he went to turn off the comp,now it is not working he turned the computer off re started it and it is sayiong it is unsecure we can not do anything the get it to work.
Ren[/b]
Have you tried a repair ???
use the add/remove function. Select avast! Then scroll down and select repair.
Once that completes, reboot your system and see if your problem is fixed.
[b][color=green]I just tried that and it is still unsecure I am doing a boot time scan to see if that fixes it I am at a loss it always seems that my husbands computer is messing up that way for some reason I had to re install it twice already in 10 months
Ren [/b]
[b][color=green]Ran the boot time scan and still did not fix it Iam thinking of re installing it again uugghh
Ren[/b]
What AV did you have before installing avast ?
have you removed it ?
how did you remove it…did you run a removal tool to clear any leftovers ?
run and reboot - Uninstallers – Security Software
http://singularlabs.com/uninstallers/security-software/
I only had avast on the desktop it was givin toi us and had nothing for an av so I installed Avast
Ren
so there was no preinstalled AV on the computer when new ?
If you received it as a present, then it had a trial version of some sort of Anti Virus program on it which may still have remnants in the registry which have to be cleaned up with the appropriate removal tool.
No there was not everything was cleaned and I even double checked and nothing was there
I did not recieve it as a present I d/l the free version
Reb
to be sure you can do a file searc for files with name Symantec / Norton / McAfee / Trend Micro
also try removing avast with the tool reboot and reinstall
http://www.avast.com/en-eu/uninstall-utility
[b]I un installed avast and re installed it and it is working now what I don’t remember is how to get the incoming e mail to scan and showed that it scanned when coming in can anyone help me with that? Outlook Express this is what we use to get when e mail was coming in avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean.
Virus Database (VPS): 111130-0, 11/30/2011
Tested on: 11/30/2011 12:25:35 PM
avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2011 AVAST Software.
How can I get that to happen again it’s been a while since I had to do it
Ren[/b]
Check out this support KB - The Mail Shield may not scan some e-mails - avast! 6.x: SSL Problems The Mail Shield may not scan some e-mails - see https://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=842.
I got it working and it was updated thanlks for all the help
Ren
You’re welcome.
Glad you received the help you needed. 
I tried to call Avast held on the phone but all I got was music.
I tried to send this message to Avast by email.
never got a reply.
I will now buy Nortons and to hell wilt Avast as it sucks.
I had a account with Avast and my computer crashed on me. When I booted it back up I had to reload all of my programs.
I purchased my Avast on line and could not down load my copy.
tried to call Avast held on the phone but all I got was music.
I tried to sent a message to Avast by email.
never got a reply.
I will now buy Nortons and to hell wilt Avast as it sucks.
You have arrived at what is likely to get you the fastest response, the avast support forums.
Had you started here, I’m sure your experience would have been different.
So what do you want to do ?