DavidR
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Hi AKAsTJ, welcome to the forums,
Yes, the wording could use a re-work, but the reason it doesn’t completely exit, is with avast totally closed your email program won’t work (remember the account settings are adjusted so avast can intercept and check email).
even though the program is still loaded, it is inactive and shouldn’t interfere with your backup, does it interfere?
I would recommend downloading RejZor’s avast! External Control program, besides having a tool to close avast and exit, it also has a restart option too, not to mention many other useful controls.
Some of the tools only work with W2k and XP, you will have to check his documentation when you download it.
HTH David