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Title: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: REDACTED on August 21, 2014, 09:17:13 AM

I keep reading about the AVAST! Firewall.
But when trying to find it in my installation folder I cannot find anything?

Could somebody shine some light in this (murky) situation?

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: Asyn on August 21, 2014, 09:27:51 AM

Which avast!..?? (Free/Pro/IS/Premier)

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: REDACTED on August 21, 2014, 09:34:16 AM

AVAST! Internet Security is my current version (type).

Thought I saw it too while installing? (Could be wrong though).

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: Asyn on August 21, 2014, 09:35:26 AM

The FW should be available in IS, did you install it..?

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: REDACTED on August 21, 2014, 09:44:49 AM

When opening AVAST! and looking under 'Tools' it is available. So yes.

My main question would be: How to configure the Firewall in such a manner that every program trying to connect to the internet, I would have to validate or refuse manually ?

Thanks for your help.

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: Asyn on August 21, 2014, 09:49:39 AM

-> http://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB25#artTitle (No newer article available, atm.)

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: REDACTED on August 21, 2014, 11:13:56 AM

Thanks for your help, will go through the doc.

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: Asyn on August 21, 2014, 11:14:59 AM

You're welcome.

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: REDACTED on August 21, 2014, 05:11:32 PM

Well ... still did not find my answer yet ....

I'd like to end up with the following situation:
I, and only I, decide, manually, which application can have internet access.

So no, so called safe applications being allowed automatically, whatsoever.

More concerned about what's going out, but then again, I might want to decide on what comes in manually as well.

Would that be possible?

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: essexboy on August 21, 2014, 06:04:39 PM

Set the firewall rules to ask.  Delete all current rules (application rules)  and prepare to be annoyed

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: Pondus on August 21, 2014, 07:42:01 PM

Quote from: essexboy on August 21, 2014, 06:04:39 PM

Set the firewall rules to ask.  Delete all current rules (application rules)  and prepare to be annoyed

;D

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: REDACTED on August 22, 2014, 01:03:17 PM

Thanks.

Btw: Annoyment-level is very relative and easily managed.

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: REDACTED on August 22, 2014, 06:59:59 PM

Open your Avast Internet Security software. Click the icon showing a wrench and a screwdriver.. Then click “Firewall”.Click the “Application rules” link at the bottom of the Avast Internet Security window. then Click “New Group”.. Name the new group “AKRUTO”. Click “New application rule” and select the newly created group from the list.. Select Akruto Sync (or any program that you would like to unblock) and click “Open”

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: bob3160 on August 22, 2014, 07:58:41 PM

Quote from: abigail.abby73 on August 22, 2014, 06:59:59 PM

Open your Avast Internet Security software. Click the icon showing a wrench and a screwdriver.. Then click “Firewall”.Click the “Application rules” link at the bottom of the Avast Internet Security window. then Click “New Group”.. Name the new group “AKRUTO”. Click “New application rule” and select the newly created group from the list.. Select Akruto Sync (or any program that you would like to unblock) and click “Open”

How does this relate to T.Kick's question ???

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: REDACTED on August 23, 2014, 12:23:06 AM

T.Kick's have problem with installation.. So

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: Pondus on August 23, 2014, 01:34:06 AM

Quote from: abigail.abby73 on August 23, 2014, 12:23:06 AM

T.Kick's have problem with installation.. So

No .....

Quote

I keep reading about the AVAST! Firewall.
But when trying to find it in my installation folder I cannot find anything?

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: bob3160 on August 23, 2014, 03:15:47 AM

Quote from: abigail.abby73 on August 23, 2014, 12:23:06 AM

T.Kick's have problem with installation.. So

He doesn't. How does advertising for a product solve the problem that he does have ?

Title: Re: AVAST! Firewall?
Post by: REDACTED on August 25, 2014, 08:44:44 AM

Indeed: Not .....

Just had trouble finding the (installed)app and then configuring, so .....

But all seems to work like I want it, thanks to the previous replies