Interesting because they were never set at custom before. Oh maybe its spybot that added those changes now that I think of it.
Most probably.
SpyBot could change them. avast can't.
But that still doesnt explain why its checking Avast IP 127.etc Oh well, thank you all for your quick and informed help.
Sorry, I'm lost and it's late
What is being checked? avast is changing your settings for 127.0.0.1?
Are you running Mail Protection Wizard...?
Ok the mail is fixed *points at post up there somewhere*.
The second problem was in Iexplorer not loading some frames. It appears these frames are advertising though.
When Iexplorer tries to load these frames , it attempts it twice, at the bottom it says connecting to 127.0.0.1, and then the frame comes up saying "action canceled".
In security in Iexplorer custom settings are there, I think now put there by spybot. Spybot maybe stopping the loading of these frames/advertisements (not popups). What that doesnt explain to me is why its contacting avast ip, ( the one it put in for mail ). Because it was contacting that IP when trying to load the frame, I assumed Avast had something to do with it.
Unless somehow spybots blocking is telling it to check avast?
It doenst make much sense to me at this point, honestly. And since it appears to just be advertising frames (not popups) it's not a big deal ultimately. It does it most often on tripod/lycos sites.
Hope that summed it up better. As I said at this point, Im not very concerned with fixing it. I am curious though as to why it says connecting to 127.0.0.1 at the bottom of my browser just prior to canceling this action.
Thanks.