i had this happen to me the day before yesterday when the new definitons/updates came in (approx. 36 hrs ago)
im no longer using avast as i could only connect to the net when it was disabled, im using vipre right not but not sure how long im going to use that… i was happy with avast till this problem came up… ill be back checking to see if avast fixed the problem…
I’m still glad to hear this is helping most people. I dont expect it to fix EVERYONES issues but it seems for most this does the trick! Thanks for supporting this post guys.
Great Aviator 992!, I’ve just drop by to find the solution to my problem and I got it right away! 
thank much!!!
Hello, this issue still continues. Win xp using free avast latest version with full updates block all internet web browsing. turn web shield off and internet works fine. Winsock fix does not work!! there is something broken in the latest version of avast!!!
Oh My God!
I try all fix and not solution
I have this problem on many machines
I love avast but I will stop using. I will go to another antivirus. If manufacturers do not resolve soon avast will lose many customers.
Open a new thread and post info about your system(s) there…
asyn
I have faced this problem on my win xp sp3 but ‘winsock xp fix v1.2’ solves this problem.
Thank You.
@ Devilush,
(Edit - I ran a registry cleaner and then this problem occurred)
Now you know why IT people do not use registry cleaners of any type or kind. We see enough damage as it is, and then have to go and fix any additional damage caused by this sort of program up to, but not necessarily including, a complete reinstall of the operating system. (Tends to break things, rather than fix them.)
Besides, if we (used a registry cleaner at work) did that, we could likely look to the unemployment offices for a long time to come, maybe forever.