Avast Internet Security Firewall always reverts back to PUBLIC profile

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi there,

Been having this issue for the longest time now, how come the Avast Internet Security Firewall always reverts back user network profiles from PRIVATE to PUBLIC from unknown reasons, even if we specifically set it to PRIVATE every time, it will one day find its way to PUBLIC again?! Is there any permanent fix or solution for this issue?!

We are on a network, switches, go thru by lan networks, using also windows 10 most of our pc’s.

Anyone can shed light would be really much appreciated!

thanks in advance.

Cheers.

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Which version of AIS…?

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Now using 19.2.2364, and we are still experiencing it up to now, ever since we started using AIS 3-4 years ago, its been like that ever since…FYI!

thanks,

it305

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Hi, uncheck “Enable automatic profile switching” in Avast GA (Geek Area).

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Hi there,

That’s weird don’t seem to have GEEK AREA with my AIS Version, even the firewall settings in my version don’t have this feature to untick automatic profile switching…

thanks,

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Hi, this short video from Bob should help: https://youtu.be/_EAln7j2Rfg

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Hi there,

Thanks for the tip on the GEEK AREA, but unfortunately automatic profile switching was already off when I looked into it(remembered I off it with the previous version of AIS when you can easily untick those parameters before), but still it reverted to PUBLIC profile just recently…please advise?!

thanks in advance.

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Follow instructions: https://support.avast.com/article/33/

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I think Avast certainly needs to consider what settings are hidden in there. We are constantly advising people in the forums to switch to the Private profile. With the ‘Enable automatic profile switching’ if this is a default setting, there are likely to be more users asking this same question.

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But even if its turned off and you have switched to PRIVATE profile setting, it will still revert back to PUBLIC in the long run, you’ll just wonder one day why you can’t connect to the internet or to your local network, then find out that your profile was switched back to PUBLIC, its a freaking endless loop! Been switching all of our PCs back to PRIVATE for more than 4 yrs already, since the inception of this Firewall inside AIS! Haha…

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Well, I can’t confirm your issue, it doesn’t happen here. Might be related to your setup/connection/etc.

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@DavidR,
Default is Public, yes. Hiding it inside the GeeK Area certainly doesn’t help.

@ it305 & Asyn.
I have the network set to Private and also set to notify that it is private; works fine here. Reason for that setting being on is because the default setting is set to PUBLIC, not PRIVATE, and I want to know when it changes, if ever, to the default setting.

This would imply that the network comes online as PUBLIC at first. I’m running an Actiontec router.