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I have no other security software active. Windows Firewall is off. I keep my machine pretty clean and clear of clutter, startup programs, services, etc. - I’ve got SP2. Don’t want to bother with SP3.
Things were working fine until the Avast update.
The sound still stutters, but seems limited to the opening of the file. This happens both in Firefox and VLC player.
Certain things run more slowly – Typing in this field is pretty annoying, for example, I keep having to wait for the system to catch up (this is new behavior).
Opening windows and certain programs also lag – especially VLC player. OK buttons often hang.
All of this behavior pretty much disappears when I turn off Avast. And it all appeared when I updated Avast.