Avast Free - unable to access BBC IPlayer - cannot turn off SecureDNS 

system · 2015-08-24T05:26:03.000Z

I have Avast Free installed.

To access overseas sites [BBC, etc] from Australia through unblock-us, I have to:

close BBC Iplayer
close unblock-us
right-click AVAST shortcut on toolbar
left-click Avast shields control
left-click Disable until computer is restarted
in Avast pop-up click yes
re-open unblock-us
re-open BBC Iplayer
Then all is aok

Unblock-us emailed to say:
Can you try to do this instead, open the Anti Virus UI, and select ‘Settings’. Next select - Active Protection. Here you will see the various Active Protection features, and where Secure DNS is located. When turning this off, you will be presented with a few options, select ‘Disable Permanently’.
Hope this helps so you won’t have to disable Avast every time you start up the PC.
Signed unblock-us.

Apparently Avast free version does not have Active Protection - can someone suggest how I may turn off Secure DNS on my PC?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

Asyn · 2015-08-24T06:08:13.000Z

SecureDNS isn’t included in the free version.

system · 2016-02-01T19:23:14.000Z

Their claims that secure DNS is not part of the free version are not true, at least part of it is. You can verify it by tracing a “nslookup” command, it is going to Avast dns server and if you have a local network the IP will be changed or unknown. It is not possible to disable this in the settings of the free version.
So after quite a few years of using Avast I have finally decided to uninstall it and use something else as I had to disable it by stopping the server anyway.

bob3160 · 2016-02-01T19:42:34.000Z

Secure DNS as already mentioned is not part of the free version of Avast.
Since you give no example of what is being sent to Avast through a secure DNS, it can’t be checked into any further.

lukor · 2016-02-01T22:11:38.000Z

Hi guys,
you can check http://securedns.ff.avast.com/ and find out if you are or are not secured by SecureDNS.

Thanks.
Lukas.

bob3160 · 2016-02-01T22:18:09.000Z

lukor post:5:

Hi guys,
you can check http://securedns.ff.avast.com/ and find out if you are or are not secured by SecureDNS.

Thanks.
Lukas.

http://screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1454364887779-40184.png

In my case, this refers to SecureLine - I need it when I’m using Hotel WiFi.

Rednose · 2016-02-01T23:21:53.000Z

bob3160 post:6:

I need it when I’m using Hotel WiFi.

You always need a VPN / SecureLine Bob, preferably with a server outside the NSA … eh USA

Greetz, Red.

bob3160 · 2016-02-02T01:15:01.000Z

Rednose post:7:

bob3160 post:6:

I need it when I’m using Hotel WiFi.

You always need a VPN / SecureLine Bob, preferably with a server outside the NSA … eh USA

Greetz, Red.

My server at home is quite secure.

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