I have Avast Pro Antivirus. I recently updated to 2218.
Since then my computer will not boot on first attempt (XP) …it proceeds to about half way through the boot sequence and then freezes. A reboot 2 or 3 times usually fixes the problem…if not …then a Boot into Safe Mode and a System Restore does the trick. It’s annoying, but (I guess) workable.
The bigger problem is whenever I attempt to “open” one of the External HDD’s attached to the PC. The avast process seems to go into a “scanning mode”. This process can take several minutes before the external drive is released for me to access. Even when I insert an empty 8 gig usb memory stick…Avast takes over and does “something” for the next 60 seconds or so before releasing the usb drive.
I have spent so much time turning on and off so many of the Avast Settings…all to no avail. I simply cannot find the “setting” (I presume) which will prevent Avast from performing this tast.
Can anyone help please??//