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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: krunalchauhan24 on April 27, 2013, 07:12:01 AM

Title: How to Block https web site in avast pro 8.
Post by: krunalchauhan24 on April 27, 2013, 07:12:01 AM

Hello,

I am using Avast Pro 8.
I have tried to block https://www.facebook.com and added this url in site blocking. but it displaying http://https://www.facebook.com/* and doesn't work.

I have also tried *facebook.com/* but it doesn't work. Even any web site which is start with https it also not work.

Please help.

Thanking you & Regards,
Krunal.

Title: Re: How to Block https web site in avast pro 8.
Post by: cheater87 on April 27, 2013, 07:13:00 AM

Yea I have had to same problem. I still don't know how to fix this.

Title: Re: How to Block https web site in avast pro 8.
Post by: Asyn on April 27, 2013, 08:01:08 AM

There's nothing to fix.
Site blocking only works for http.

Title: Re: How to Block https web site in avast pro 8.
Post by: DavidR on April 27, 2013, 12:45:38 PM

Since the Site blocking utilises the Web Shield to change the page display to indicate the site has been blocked, this can only be done on http sites/urls as that is the traffic that is redirected through the web shield localhost proxy.

You could use the HOSTS file to block those or some other HOSTS file manager software. Some firewalls also allow you to add URLs to block lists.