This issue was reported as bug and will get resolved soon. We appreciate your time and co-operation.
Hello Joel,
I apologize for the inconvenience. Please repair AVG Internet security/ AVG Protection http://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?urlname=How-to-repair-AVG from the control panel and then check the status of the scan and update.
Even when first turning my computer on the status is "a few seconds ago". It has been like this for over a week now.