The frequent use of disks by Avast can cause your anti-virus software to slow down. The antivirus software must perform a variety of real-time tasks including qualification scanning, laptop or computer system deciphering, and PC cleaning that requires a lot of memory and CPU power. This can lead to a myriad of security issues, and hinder the effectiveness and efficiency of the computer. Fortunately, there are many solutions to the problem such as checking for viruses, resetting virtual memory space and achieving an unclean boot.
To fix avast’s continuous issues using disks, first uninstall any additional components or add-ons that aren’t needed. This can be done by pressing the menu button within the Avast interface. Click on the “Protection tab” after selecting “Settings”. Then scroll down until you select the “Core Shields” option. After that, close Avast and see whether the issue has been solved.
A change in the frequency of scanning is a second option to resolve the issue. This will stop background checking and monitoring and limit them to only being performed once every few days. This could lead to security issues, but will definitely decrease avast’s high CPU usage.
You can also try removing the behavior shield from your PC to remove the issue of memory usage. You can do this by pressing the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys to open Task Manager and then clicking on the Startup apps tab. After you’ve done this you can highlight the Avast application and click the Disable button.