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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Christopher67 on September 04, 2009, 09:20:42 PM

Title: Question about VRDB & Web Shield.....
Post by: Christopher67 on September 04, 2009, 09:20:42 PM

Is it safe to disable VRDB & Web Shield?  Web Shield seems to slow my browsing down.  Im running Vista 64bit. Thank you in advance.  ;D


Im using the newest version of Avast Home 4.8.

Title: Re: Question about VRDB & Web Shield.....
Post by: spg SCOTT on September 04, 2009, 09:24:15 PM

Hi Christopher67,

VRDB - Yes, this is being dropped anyway for version 5

Websheild - NO, this is the first, and (IMHO) most useful line of defence, on your pc.

(Infact, I have all of the providers installed, but have disabled VRDB for the reason above)

-Scott-

Title: Re: Question about VRDB & Web Shield.....
Post by: DavidR on September 04, 2009, 09:48:12 PM

Totally agree the Web Shield is probably the most important of the avast shields, protecting agains web based malware and this is the fastest growing means of malware transmission.

- Every 3.6 seconds a website is infected http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=47096.msg396648#msg396648 (http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=47096.msg396648#msg396648).

Title: Re: Question about VRDB & Web Shield.....
Post by: Christopher67 on September 05, 2009, 04:44:30 AM

Ok thanks for the replies guys. ;)

Title: Re: Question about VRDB & Web Shield.....
Post by: DavidR on September 05, 2009, 02:56:21 PM

You're welcome.

Title: Re: Question about VRDB & Web Shield.....
Post by: spg SCOTT on September 05, 2009, 03:00:36 PM

Quote from: Christopher67 on September 05, 2009, 04:44:30 AM

Ok thanks for the replies guys. ;)

No problem :)