Avast blocking problem

[RFR]

Hi Experts,

A few weeks ago I set up the Avast 4.8 home
edition prog. and it's been a pain in the butt
since. I have been using this Avast for many years
and it was always self-adjusting. I never had to
make any settings.

Now it seems to want to block most of the traffic
and I have to keep shutting it down.
Could this be due to some flaw in the setup? I am
using Win2k with a DSL line.

TIA

 

[ASCII]

I just looked in my Task Manager and see no
trace of Avast (which is running) in the list of
running processes- at least no prog that begins
with av. Do they have another name for the running
program?

You might want to give this freebie a whirl to see if your 'running
process' is listed, it can also whack it for you.
http://www.faberbox.com/fabertoys.asp

 

[RFR]

I certainly am the furthest thing from being an expert but this I'll tell
you....I just removed AVAST 4.8 from my
electronic abode. What a memory hogging pain in the ass it was.

Thanks guys for the information. I already have a
firewall, so I'll try to turn off Avast's
one. I just looked in my Task Manager and see no
trace of Avast (which is running) in the list of
running processes- at least no prog that begins
with av. Do they have another name for the running
program?

 

[FromTheRafters]

Thanks guys for the information. I already have a firewall, so I'll
try to turn off Avast's
one. I just looked in my Task Manager and see no trace of Avast (which
is running) in the list of running processes- at least no prog that
begins with av. Do they have another name for the running program?

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/ashServ.exe-19525.html

 

[GSD]

I read that starting with Avast 4.5 it includes a Network Shield
(firewall) for the first time. Prior to version 4.5 it had no firewall.
Not having a firewall is one of the things I've always liked about Avast
over other free (for home use) products. I prefer just using the built-in
Windows firewall. And it's one of the reasons I recommend it to my home
user clients and usually preinstall it on home bound systems prior to
delivery.

Having said that... I've not used versions with the firewall. Can you turn
it off? That should essentially put you back to where you were before it
was included. Or... possibly just take the time to configure it
differently?

-Frank

I am using Avast 4.8 and I am not aware of it having any in built firewall
as such .