I’ve had the exact same problem for 2 days now. Unusual thing is, if I connect via the main AVAST program, it will tell me that I am connected to the Secureline, but if I click on the little icon next to the time in the bottom right corner, I get that error message. So I don’t know if I am secured or not secured.

I have a trial version and it will automatically start deducting funds from my credit card. I think I will change the setting s that I won’t need to pay for it once the trial eriod is over if others are having the same trouble and nobody to fix it.