Hi strakl,
thanks for reporting the issue. Do you know what app is firewall notifying you about? Is it the screen reader itself or a different app? Is the “Show notification about newly created allow rules” option allowed in your Firewall settings?
Best regards,
HK
No, it’s notifying me for example, firewall has allowed dropbox installer to access the network, etc. do you get what i mean? and the thing goes away so fast but let’s say i’m typing a document and this pops up, it goes to the window and dis appears if i don’t click on it after a second or 2 and it’s rather frustrating. Whenever something accesses the network, it shows that popup where it says that an app has been allowed and you have the close button.
Hey guys, another update, I have discovered that this isn’t cause of the firewall toaster, it’s allmost like sometimes something’s trying to pop up, but when i asked my sighted people they have told me that thing shows up, that an app has accessed the network and that avast has allowed it, whenever something accesses the network, avast will display this weird thing for a second and dis appear, interrupting me.
Hi I don’t know if this is the correct forum, but.
I bought Avast antivirus software yesterday. Started windows today and several windows functions do not work any more.
1 - Cannot SEARCH for anything
2 - Cannot left click the windows logo, bottom left, to show programmes. Can right click for different options
3 - Cannot find my windows StickyNotes programme so I cannot give you details of my Avast account
4 - Cannot open windows Onenote
5 - Cannot turn anything Avast OFF
I really wish I had never installed this software. Wasted a day of work.
Peter
What Antivirus program did you use before and how was it removed?
If nothing else was installed or you only had windows defender, try the following,
[b]Repair & Clean Install of Avast → https://goo.gl/t7aJGq[/b]
Repair Avast:
Open the Avast User Interface > Menu > Settings > Troubleshooting > Repair App. > Restart the Computer or,
Control Panel> Program and Features (Add/remove program)>Select Avast> Select Repair. Reboot when completed
https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB204
If Repair doesn’t fix the problem, try the following:
If your Avast settings are not the default settings and you want them restored after the Clean Install, follow this before removing Avast.
https://goo.gl/TXjM7h
Clean Install of Avast:
https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf
If you need additional help with the Clean Install, watch this:
https://youtu.be/p-h3myRD51A
BTW no this wasn’t the right forum.
Notice on Second Life there viewer i have sound, however on Phoenix Firestorm nothing. Firestorm and its files are in exemption section. have uninstalled the program. and reinstalled. no change.
Hi. Not the right place to ask.
This thread is reserved for reporting “accessibility issues” as defined by MartinZ.
I have just installed avast and have been prompted to run it in real time. However when I try to do that the page says “fixing” but stays like that for hours. I have a few days left of a paid McAfee service, and it is still running. Should I try again when that expires, or what? I am concerned about having no real time protection for any time period. Grateful for advice.
This is off-topic, so should be in its own new topic - however, you can’t have two resident (on-access) antivirus programs running at the same time. You need to commit to one. Even at the end of the McAfee service it would need to be uninstalled, before installing avast or they would fight like two dogs over one bone.
If this isn’t enough for you to proceed, then please start a new topic.
I can access my members area on one of the products I purchased. Avast keeps aborting connection for phishing.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GzF-Xot1aZae6RpP2XgmOPIvIPT1b1am/view?usp=sharing
Hi,
This post would fit better over here: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=218384.0
Recently, I have been getting pop-up messages from Avast asking me to renew my subscription. Not such a bad thing, although they are annoying. However, what is extremely frustrating is that these pop-up do not have a way to dismiss the ad except by finding its icon on the task bar and closing it from there. I am pretty sure this lack of a “close” button on the ad itself is an accessibility issue - no x, no window closing link (“No thanks”, or “Not right now”) and moreover there is no way to specify - “do not show this ad again” so it keeps coming back day after day. If it is not an accessibility issue, it certainly is a nuisance bit of spam and not appreciated - to the degree that I am considering not renewing my subscription again. Please ensure that if you pop up any notifications in future, they have a way to be closed from the pop-up itself.
Hello,
This is not an accessibility issue. By accessibility issues it is usually considered the usability of a program with a screen reader, bad colours, contrast related problems.
Yes it is an accessibility issue - please check with worldwide web standards for accessibility issues related to modal windows. In general modal windows should always have a keyboard accessible and obvious/visible way to dismiss the window. These annoying pop-ups do not.
I definitely know what accessibility issues mean as I’m a blind individual myself. And as for the popups thing, just press alt+f4 and deal with it.
Had you read the first post you would have found the context of accessibility in this topic.
Hi since 1-10-2021 Avast Free Antivirus started blocking some sites due to security certificate issue experied. It blocked www.adendorff.co.za WHICH SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.
If I look at the security certificate it is valid/ok and not over expiary date.
Hi, probably related to: https://scotthelme.co.uk/lets-encrypt-old-root-expiration/