First the first time in my life, avast! couldn’t manually update.
I wanted to check for updates. It was going to download the first file. No connection to the server. Even though I am connected to the net and ie7 works fine. I wanted to close it, cause it was taking so long. Closed it but the avast antivirus program froze up. That never happened before. Forced it to shut down.
Why did this happen? Firewall doesn’t block it! >:(
*** Update ***
A box came up saying it took 4 mins and 38 sec.
Then avast tried to update it self. It did, but very slow.
I must remember to look at the signatures,
I must remember to look at the signatures,
I must remember to look at the signatures,
I must remember to look at the signatures ;D
If you don’t use a proxy you never said (?) then as in my image Direct connection (no proxy).
If you don’t know it is highly unlikely that your ISP ‘requires’ you to use a proxy, set as in the above image (it is probably the default).
The proxy re Zone Alarm and avast is the localhost proxy of the web shield, it is as the name implies local to your system and not to do with connecting to the internet.
Right click the ‘a’ blue icon.
Choose Program Settings.
Go to Update (Connections) tab of settings.
Click on ‘Proxy’ button.
Set ‘Auto Detect’ and click on the button ‘Test connection’.
See what you get…
You might want to change your avatar for another, resize or use this one (with original typo). We try to keep avatars around 100 X 100 for those who don’t have high resolution monitors.
Or redo as it has a typo auesome, should be awesome.