I've just noticed that my Avast Pro Suite Firewall is "OFF" and can't be started

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi guys

I have just noticed that my Avast Pro Suite Firewall is off and it can’t be started.

I am running the latest version of Avast Pro Suite and Malwarebytes Pro on a Windows XP machine.

The Windows Firewall was on so I turned it off but still couldn’t start that Avast Firewall.

I decided to do an AVAST “Repair” and the Firewall is now working!!!

Great!

Regards
Greg

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So is your problem resolved?

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So disappointed about this product!
If so many people facing this issue there is no reason for me to keep trying constantly to fix it.
Instead, I’m about to remove avast from all of my (6) computers.
Seriously, what a waste of time…!

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@ Lateral (OP),

Is your problem now resolved?

@ emiliaklonaris8,

Since you came in during a thread where I was waiting for a reply from the OP, perhaps you can elaborate and tell me more about your problem instead of complaining. Perhaps I can help you resolve your problem. Please open your own thread so we don’t confuse the issues here. Thank you.

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Sorry to jump in on this thread, but I’m having the same problem that Lateral was having… firewall is off and I can’t get it started ~ not even when I turn off the Windows firewall.
He said he ran an Avast “repair”. What does that mean? Reinstall, or something else?

Thanks.

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Repair avast!:

  1. Control Panel → Add/Remove programs → avast!
  2. Click on ‘Repair’.
  3. Follow instructions.
  4. Reboot.
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Thank you Asyn, that did the trick. :slight_smile:

[ you learn something new every day ]

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You’re welcome. :slight_smile: