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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: TC2k on March 08, 2014, 06:54:09 AM

Title: How do I know if my firewall is working?
Post by: TC2k on March 08, 2014, 06:54:09 AM

As the subject header states, so how do I know if my avast firewall is working?

I'm a previous owner of Norton 360, when Norton firewall is active, it disables the Windows Firewall. So does avast do the same?

Title: Re: How do I know if my firewall is working?
Post by: AdrianH on March 08, 2014, 09:00:42 AM

Look to see what is happening in the firewall logs.

Check in Control Panel > Windows Firewall to see if firewall is on or off.

Title: Re: How do I know if my firewall is working?
Post by: TC2k on March 08, 2014, 02:11:03 PM

I checked, however Windows Firewall is turned on.

Title: Re: How do I know if my firewall is working?
Post by: CraigB on March 08, 2014, 02:39:49 PM

The windows firewall works alongside of avasts firewall but you can disable it if you wish to save some resources.

Title: Re: How do I know if my firewall is working?
Post by: Para-Noid on March 08, 2014, 02:43:04 PM

If you are using avast v2014 you should disable the Windows firewall.

Title: Re: How do I know if my firewall is working?
Post by: TC2k on March 08, 2014, 05:31:05 PM

So which one is better? To leave Windows firewall on or off?

Title: Re: How do I know if my firewall is working?
Post by: Alikhan on March 08, 2014, 05:38:47 PM

Quote from: TC2k on March 08, 2014, 05:31:05 PM

So which one is better? To leave Windows firewall on or off?

If running avast! firewall v9, turn off Windows Firewall.