DavidR
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A firewall shouldn’t stop you moving icon and avast Free or Pro doesn’t have a firewall.
Though you have me at a loss when you mentioned this “on the open running link at the bottom of the page that wouldn’t allow ME to close it before starting the unistall process.” I don’t know what ‘running link’ at the bottom of the ‘page.’ What page would that be.
Of course safe mode allows avast to be installed as avast doesn’t run in safe mode, which is why we say to run the avast! Uninstall Utility from safe mode.
If you try to run the avast! Uninstall Utility from normal mode the avast self-defence module (not firewall) will prevent this, as that is its job, to try and stop malware disabling or uninstalling it.