So I hear good things about Avast. I have a basic setup and my Norton Anti Virus subscription ran out recently.
The first sign of trouble for me was getting booted off the Internet towards the later part of the Avast Home Edition(free one) download process.
All of a sudden my gmail notifier indicated that for some reason, I was now logged off the Internet.
Additionally, after downloading Avast, I ended up on a splash page that indicated that I needed to click on the "Fix It" button to get full coverage..so, I clicked on it and a couple of other buttons and alas, nothing happened...now, I knew there was a problem
Also, when clicking on Finish button my computer didn't re-boot like it was supposed to.
Anyway, upon manually re-booting my computer, I observe in horror that I no longer have connectivity to the web.
Something happened when I downloaded Avast....
Thank god for System Restore...
That being said, it's a shame as I'd really like to use this product if I can..not sure about Firewalls(I use Window's firewall) or Ports or any of those other factors which no doubt are the source of my issues.
So, if any brave souls would be willing to guide me through this process, I'd be mighty obliged.
Please note that I'm a quick study who's very efficient...so, it won't be a painful process..it must be that I'm missing a concept or two that could turn out to be relatively simple.
And lastly, I'll send Karma points 'cross the digital divide to the one who volunteers to help