Anyone use RssReader software with Avast. Without setting up the proxy manually, the retrieving of the RSS pages doesn’t show up under the webshield on access protection screen. Anyone know why this would be? Is there any downside to configuring the proxy manually for an app?
Vista HP 32bit with FW on.
IE for browser
The web shield only monitors http traffic on port 80, if the RSS reader is using a different port (likely) or a different protocol to http, then it won’t be monitored by the web shield.
So what ports and protocol does RSSreader use ?
Any downside of adding it, more files scanned and if it doesn’t use http protocol it is likely to hang as the web shield would be expecting http protocol traffic.
From the website www.rssreader.com
Standard RssReader use port 80 so that one must be opened, if a proxy port is used also that one need to be added to the firewall.
Maybe also Internet Explorer or other used webbrowsers must be added when opening webpages in/from RssReader.
If the avast4.uni file is configurated as this:
OptIn=1
OptinProcess=RSSReader.exe
the WebShield won’t scan (of course, changing RSSReader.exe by the name of the executable itself).
Hello. Webshield should work with any program that uses http/https over TCP on any port. Manual configuration option makes avast! very flexible 
This screen is of the firewall rules created when webshield asked permission on behalf of my browser and IM clients. I don’t see a downside to manual configuration, just more flexibility. Hope this helped.
Allow any remote IP to be connected and the rules will be simplified…
The web shield doesn’t scan https encrypted/secure traffic, that is the whole point of https to keep out snoopers, including AVs.