Sorry Hipster Doofus that I never answered you sooner, I wasn't able to connect to the ex-perience site yesterday. The latest updates to AVG haven't caused me any problems.
Nothing to do with the AVG problems, but I wondered if you are using a firewall. I have started using Kerio, which is free. I have run several checks with it, and it protected my computer fine, just a thought. Best Wishes
We have just had a visit from my Sister in Law that lives in Melbourne, she was lucky enough to have lovely weather whilst she was here, she is back in Melbourne now, and no doubt experiencing lovely weather as you come into summer.