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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: REDACTED on July 22, 2014, 03:57:59 PM

Title: How did I block a program?
Post by: REDACTED on July 22, 2014, 03:57:59 PM

Hello,
where in the settings I can block a program? I only see it on a popup, where stay that I can unblock a program what Avast blocked, but where I can block a program?

Title: Re: How did I block a program?
Post by: Eddy on July 22, 2014, 04:32:42 PM

You can't. Avast is about blocking (possible) harmful things, not about blocking applications.

Title: Re: How did I block a program?
Post by: REDACTED on July 22, 2014, 05:42:17 PM

Oh ok. But what is if I have a program what is not allowed to start or update, go in internet and so?

Title: Re: How did I block a program?
Post by: DavidR on July 22, 2014, 07:30:16 PM

Surely if you have a program that you don't want to 'start,' 'update' or connect to the internet, what is the point in having it. Surely that is a candidate for uninstalling.

It would be possible to prevent it connecting to the internet if you have a firewall with outbound protection, in which case you should be able to block its executable from connecting.

You don't say what avast version you have, only the AIS and Premier versions of avast has a firewall.