Hi all, I have been using Avast Free for years with no problems but suddenly all my podcasts have stopped working and only if I disable Avast do they update … I use standard settings since I am not an experienced user and I do not understand why they ( the podcasts) now fails … I am not happy about having to disable Avast to make the work, but now they do solve this? I also do not understand that once I have confirmed my membership I still have to confirm my posting via Verification?

Verification is only needed the first 3(?) post you make here.
It is to prevent spammers from posting here.

As for the problem, see if a repair solves it.
control panel > software > avast > add/remove > choose repair > reboot (after the repair is finished ofcourse)