Slow system - AIS "Program version 2014.9.0.2208" - Really?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Here’s the latest setback in my quest to keep using AIS licenses.

When I posted All the problems I had with AIS 2015.10.0.2208 are now gone!, I was happy to have resolved these issues by reverting to 2014.9.0.2010. Sadly, it didn’t last.

A couple of days ago the PC (see signature) became really unresponsive. “Task Manager” showed little CPU activity, “Hmmm, just like when 2015.10.0.2208 was installed” - I thought.
Got a real surprise when I checked Avast.

  1. SafeZone had again disappeared >:(
  2. “About avast!” showed I had a non-existent version 2014.9.0.2208 :o
  3. Reboot required ??? - despite having set Program updates to Manual

I’ve already got a couple of spare licenses because a client has changed from AIS to Qihu 360TS on his similar Athlon XP CPU machines with apparent success. Looks like I’ll be heading down the same path :frowning:

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Have a little patience.
There will be a new release of avast this week or next month.
Not sure when because avast said this week and 1 person from avast said next month.
It could very well be the “slowdown” issues are solved in that version.

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Patience expired weeks ago. Been running on loyalty alone ever since. :-\

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Patience never expires.
If you think it does, you don’t have enough of it :wink:

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Brief follow-up.
After uninstalling 2014.9.0.2208 & reinstalling AIS 2015.10.0.2208 (without firewall because I had trouble with it the first time) the system seems to be going quite nicely.
However, I’m thinking of asking ‘support’ to change my 3-user 1-year license to a 1-user 3-year if SafeZone isn’t compatible with my hardware and I can’t use the firewall.