I see that I have windows firewall and that it is in use. Does my Avast IS also have a firewall and if so should I be running both together?
Using both the AIS firewall and the Windows firewall should not cause any conflicts.
They compliment each other. It’s when you add other third party firewalls where problems
can and will happen.
I thought that the Avast IS firewall will disable the Windows Firewall just like other internet security programs i.e. Norton, Kaspersky, and etc etc. This is the 1st time I am hearing this that Windows firewall and AIS firewall compliment each other.
#Awesome 8)
That’s nonsense that 2 firewalls will work ok. I spent hours trying to solve why I could not access Find a Grave site. Page would load slowly and links did not work. Some other sites links did not work. I had Verizon check line, DSL speeds etc. Upgraded DSL speed. Still no go. DSL support told me to check firewalls. Windows 7 and Avast (paid version) firewalls were on. I turned off Avast firewall and problem solved!