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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: johnmergene on February 13, 2011, 08:35:53 AM

Title: How to block URL in avast 5
Post by: johnmergene on February 13, 2011, 08:35:53 AM

hey, can i know how to block URL in Avast 5 free antivirus?

Title: Re: How to block URL in avast 5
Post by: nmb on February 13, 2011, 08:48:08 AM

In version 5, it's only in paid products. But it will be free in version 6, which is already in beta. You can give it a try, but make sure you use it on a test machine and not a work machine.

Title: Re: How to block URL in avast 5
Post by: DavidR on February 13, 2011, 04:14:19 PM

Quote from: johnmergene on February 13, 2011, 08:35:53 AM

hey, can i know how to block URL in Avast 5 free antivirus?

You should be able to do that in any competent firewall or in the HOSTS file or by using a HOSTS file manager. Or many browsers also have blocking tools.

Title: Re: How to block URL in avast 5
Post by: YoKenny on February 13, 2011, 04:23:39 PM

Quote from: DavidR on February 13, 2011, 04:14:19 PM

Quote from: johnmergene on February 13, 2011, 08:35:53 AM

hey, can i know how to block URL in Avast 5 free antivirus?

You should be able to do that in any competent firewall or in the HOSTS file or by using a HOSTS file manager. Or many browsers also have blocking tools.

See:
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

A good HOSTS file manager is HostsMan.

Title: Re: How to block URL in avast 5
Post by: SpeedyPC on February 13, 2011, 04:27:19 PM

Quote from: YoKenny on February 13, 2011, 04:23:39 PM

Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

A good HOSTS file manager is HostsMan.

+1 Best software for Unwanted Parasites