Hello–
After an automatic update of Avast! Internet Security, I discovered that I could no longer access the internet. I experimented with various combinations of shutting off Windows’ and Avast!'s firewalls and reached the point where connectivity
was restored for approximately ten minutes at a time. After that, I lost connectivity and had to reboot the system. Poking
around, I noted that something was wiping out the ipv.4 addresses.
Having wasted a day in researching the problem, I uninstalled Avast! and replaced it with the Comodo free antivirus package and the internet access problem went away.
Five months ago, I invested in a three-year, three-PC Avast! package-- I’m interested in a.) whether anyone else has experienced the problem, b.) when will it be safe to reinstall Avast!, or c.) whether I should write off Avast! and go with another brand of antivirus software. Comments are welcome!
System: Windows 7 Professional, Version 6.1 (Build 7601: S.P. 1); Firefox version 33.1.