Avast IS 2014 blocks EVERYTHING except google.com

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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It gets really annoying. Usually it happens after I play around with GNS3 network emulation software. Even after I quit GNS3 this issue still persists, to fix it I have to reboot or shut down avast. What is going on? How do I stop it from blocking everything??

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Seeing you’re using Internet security my bet is on the Firewall. See my thread about the issue.

A few things you can try:

  • Turn off windows firewall if it’s somehow still active and conflicting with Avast’s firewall
  • Repair the Avast installation (via (un-)installer) or remove → clean → re-install
  • Last resort: Remove the Avast IS firewall and use the Windows firewall (see instructions in the linked thread)
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Thanks propheticus. It’s good to know that I am not alone with these issues, hope avast team is working on it. It’s really pity that I am having issues because I’ve recently purchased a license for 2 years and upgraded to 2014. Before I never had any problems with avast free edition or avast internet security trial 2013 or 2012.