Unhappy with Avast! Internet Security

Email scanning slows my email download to a ridiculous crawl. Had to turn off email and antiphishing scanning. Now there is an exclamation mark on the Avast! icon and I have to keep opening Avast! to see if a problem exists or if it is just in relation to the email and antiphishing having been turned off.

The email support so far seems to be non-existent. So far Avast! Internet Security is a disappointment.

I understand that there is a guarantee and was to revert back to the Free version, but can’t seem to find it. Guess I am just stuck with a purchase I am unhappy with. >:(

The mail scanning in the free and paid versions are the same.

No, you don’t have to open avast to see if there is a problem.
You already know there is a problem because you turned of a shield.
If avast detects something malicious, it still will show a pop-up with the alert for it.

What do you mean with “the email support so far seem to be non-existent” ?

Repair Avast:
Control Panel> Program and Features (Add/remove program)>Select Avast> Select Repair. Reboot when completed
https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB204

If Repair doesn’t fix the problem, do the following:
Clean Install of Avast:
https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf