The continual use of disks by Avast can have a negative effect on your PC’s performance. If not addressed it could cause your programs to slow down, or even fail to function. There are many ways to fix this problem including virus scanning as well as resetting your virtual memory, and running a fresh boot. You can also uninstall any programs you don’t need and remove temporary files that are consuming RAM and CPU. You can do this manually or with a software like AVG TuneUp that will do it for you.
Modifying the frequency of scanning can help reduce avast high use of disks. This technique will block background checking and monitoring however it will decrease avast’s high CPU utilization.
If you’re still experiencing an excessive use of your CPU and disk it is possible to update the antivirus software. To do this, you will need to start the Avast user interface by clicking the icon on the tray of your system or locating it in the start menu entry. Select Menu and then select Settings from the drop-down menu.
You can view a list of scans currently running on your computer by selecting Scan with Avast from the context menu when you right-click a file on the drive. The Stop button allows you to turn off a particular scan if it is using too much memory. You can then check whether the CPU and disk usage has returned to normal.