Please tell me why avast when in use will not allow me to access the internet or my add/remove programs in my control panel? Each time I have tried to update avast there is another exe trying to parent the avast files. What’s up with that? :o
Into the firewall settings, the following programs should be allowed to connect:
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe (avast! Web Scanner)
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe (avast! e-Mail Scanner Service)
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\Setup\avast.setup (avast! Update executable). This is a temporary file that just appears when an update (check) is about to launch, and disappears again afterwards.
Don’t need rights to connect:
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe (avast! Update Service)
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe (avast! antivirus service).
Besides, avast does not block anything into Add/Remove programs.
Which is your firewall?
Which was your old antivirus? How did you uninstall it?