Ok tried this.

Al least I got the quick scan to run, and only a few issues. It seemed to be ok, but now 2 1/2 hours later and we get the error “Avast is Down. Something has gone wrong and you are not protected”. Clicked Restart and it appears to restart. We dont get a pop-up that Avast is down, it was only that I went to check on it and it opened as “Down”.

Next suggestion please?

Thanks
Deb