Hi :
Have you read the following in our "FAQ"s :
Q: On my PC I am running another HTTP proxy (e.g. Proxomitron, WebWasher ...).
It is listening on localhost and on port 3128 (or any other port).
If I set-up 'Web Shield' to monitor the proxy port, and uncheck the "Ignore local communication" checkbox, it works correctly but I want Web Shield to scan downloads even before my HTTP proxy. Is this possible?
A: Only processes that are known not to cause troubles are filtered by Web Shield. These include common browsers and many other tools already identified as compatible with Web Shield. Unfortunately your HTTP proxy software is currently not on our approved list. You can however add it manually by editing the avast4.ini file.
Open the file avast4.ini located in C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL SOFTWARE\AVAST4\DATA in Notepad.
Find the section [WebScanner]
In this section add the following line:
OptinProcess=my_proxy.exe
(Replace the my_proxy.exe value with the real process name of your proxy app.) If the OptinProcess line is already present in the avast4.ini file, you can add another process name to the list by separating them by commas. E.g.:
OptinProcess=my_proxy.exe, my_browser.exe
Restart the Web Shield provider - terminate and then start again
Note: Web Shield will monitor and intercept all outgoing connections from the HTTP proxy application. Do not use this method when the proxy does not "speak" the HTTP protocol. E.g.: it does not connect directly to Internet Web servers but is used to provide compression or encryption to the data stream. (This might include all kinds of Internet accelerators)"