First, I have AIS Suite. My problem is that after I installed Windows 7 SP1, my Internet Access is blocked. Whereas; IE, Chrome, Firefox, NetFlix, iTunes, Outlook, etc. do not allow access. My DNS works fine I am able to run trace routes to any FQDN. But, when I uninstalled SP1 and everything returned to normal. But when I re-installed SP1 the problem re-occurred. However, when I DISABLE the SHIELDS everything (all programs mentioned) worked. When I RE-ENABLED the shields everything STILL WORKED until I rebooted the system. I have to DISABLE and REENABLE the shields to return function.
I tried the registry “TMP” and “TEMP” suggestion. My %System%/Temp exists. I am at a loss now I where to find other help.
madmacs… exactly the problem I am having. Temp folder fix did not help. Clean reinstalls have not helped all the way to 6.0.1044. (I have not run Norton of any kind.)
I hope Avast! folks are attending to this since multiple people have the symptom.
I was not talking about Norton Security products. Online Family Norton is a parent filtering application. It conflicts with Avast and causes the same condition you have. Its called Safety Minder.
@Dieselman: Thank You, But I search for ANYthing Norton, or Symantec for that matter, and have found nothing on my system name ‘Site Minder’ or such. I have scanned; Registry, Searched my volumes, Check my ‘Services’, start-ups, and ‘Task Manager’. No such item running.
Everyone seems to be having the same problem, the only trouble-shooting people gave me was that it was the other computer programs and not avast. But I think somehow the avast webshield is causing a conflict somewhere. Somehow it stops web browser connection (HTTPS sites work still). No one can provide a response or an a solution. So until then you have to keep webshield off which is not an acceptable answer.
2Trio: True HTTPS works and some other protocols. However, please keep in mind when I ‘Turn-off’ Shields and then ‘Turn-On’ Shields Avast is functioning as normal and HTTP browsing, POP and SMTP are restored. I think that is the quandary.
I went ahead and submitted a support ticket. I recommend anyone with the problem do the same so tech support has all the information possible to investigate.
It says I am not allowed to submit a ticket ??? … Has anyone heard from tech support about it?
Madmacs we have the same problem, it’s just that I am not about to turn on and off the webshield 100 times a day, I just leave it off.
I will tell you that because of all of the difficulties I have experienced after my
Win 7 SP1, install, I removed SP1 totally from my system.
I have had several applications that started being messy after SP1 and for me, my PC is working a lot better since I removed SP1.
My PC does a dual boot, where I sometimes have to use Windows 7 and sometimes I use Linux. However, this has virtually nothing to do with the issues
regarding Avast! and other application issues I and thousands of others have experienced since SP1.
In my opinion, although Avast! has to respond to SP1, I would blame Microsoft for delays in fixes, rather than Avast!.
Think of a company that has working application software, where they have to suddenly update, as per changes made my Microsoft.
