It sounds as if Avast is going the same way AVG went a few years ago.
Last week, Google Earth (which had been fine for years) wouldn't start. After much googleing, I found that the problem is that Avast blocked some feature of it. Avast seem not to plan to fix it, but I was given a workaround, which involved switching off Avast for ten minutes, starting Google Earth, turning off the "Non-Mouse Navigation" whatever that is, then turning Avast back on.
Then I tried to connect to my bank, and up popped Avast SafeZone which did not want me to do that. Fortunately, I'd not used SafeZone before, so could still turn it off. Apparently, if I'd once used SafeZone, I would have had all sorts of problems.
There seems to be no way to remove SafeZone - not even a password system. It's a bit like Trusteer Rapport, which I don't let anywhere near my PC.
Last edited by Keef; 15th January 2014 at 16:33.