1. Firefox is configured for direct connection to Internet via my network. (NO proxy)
2. Avast is acting as a transparent proxy on port 80.
I have been trying to see what is going on, with a packet sniffer.
I normally access my bank site by connecting to an http: URL on port 80.
The bank server responds with a "302 Object Moved" redirection, to another URL, an HTTPS site. The webclient should logoff the first connection and then reconnect onto the HTTPS port.
This works ok on Internet Explorer + Avast.
When I try to access with FF + Avast, it sends out the request on port 80 and gets the redirection request, but then stalls at this point. The browser says it's still waiting for the FIRST URL - so I assume that the redirection html packet does not make it back thru' Avast to the browser. (I know - nothing to do with https protocol on port 443 yet!)
The strange thing is, if I enter the https: address directly (including the "https://" bit) and avoid the redirection, it works okay! I don't have this knowledge with all the secure sites I use, though.
Presumably Avast cannot monitor SSL (or TLS) protocols because it's still encrypted, at the point that Avast intercepts?
Diablo