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Running Windows XP home with SP2 and latest updates;
Running latest Avast! Home
I know my internet access is okay because my Outlook Express accessing newsgroup works as well as updating Avast!
I can ping my DNS server but just cannot access any web pages via Opera 7.5 or IE6. I got an error message about Avast! Proxy failed.
I then turned of Avast! and sure enough I have access to any web pages.
Hate to drop Avast! since I have been using for almost 2 years now.
Can some shed some light what is going on with the latest installation?
Thanks in advance.
Vlk
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What firewall are you using?
Your firewall must be blocking acess from ashWebSv.exe (the avast WebShield) on TCP port 80, outbound.
I had the same problem with ZA 5.5 (home). I think what happened was that its request to permit access by ashWebSv popped up at the same time as several other warnings/notices and got overlooked. So I could access mail, IM’s, etc. just fine but not anything via my browser.
Fortunately, going into ZA’s control panel and altering avast’s “?” status manually cleared that up nicely.