hi everyone,first post/topic, simple question
i have just overviewed avast on-access scanners and Network Shield is on 0 for scan count,been like that for ages,what does Network Shield actually do? When i click custom and theres " last attacks " , sounds like a firewall, is it a firewall? ???
sorry if its such a noob question …
It isn’t a firewall.
Network Shield provider protects your computer from Internet worm attacks. It works similarly to a firewall, even though it does not fully substitutes it. The Network Shield does not require any user interaction.
You will only see the 0 increase if you had an attack and it is reset to 0 every reboot, the same is true of the Last attacks which list the last 10, there will be nothing there if the count is 0.
oh ic,thanks for the info
No problem, welcome to the forums.
Also, I think your firewall (if configured properly) would stop most worm attacks before avast needed to. I still keep Network Shield running as an important backup.