Avast issues with 5.1.864? Try a new pre-release 5.1.874

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Avast issues with 5.1.864? Try a new pre-release 5.1.874

Post by Lawndart » Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:32 pm

After running the update from 5.0.677 to 5.1.864 I noticed right away that my computer slowed in loading and running apps. Just about all actions were slower, in particular the thumbnail caching in the start menu was terrible. Upon every reboot, things got worse.

Turning OFF Real-Time Shields fixes the issues temporarily, but there's also a new pre-release build available for download that seems to fix all these issues.

** HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH V5.1.864? Try a new pre-release build 5.1.874 **

Reason I post this is I know several of you use Avast and 5.0.677 is still the latest full version for download. The latest update is 5.1.864... however, 5.1.874 (pre-release) is the one you'll want if you are experiencing slow down issues and it's currently only available via the link.
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