AOL/AdSubtract Pro/WebShield Config?

[tadpole47]

Hi,
  I'm a new user of Avast and like it a lot. How do I configure Web Shield to work with Win98, AdSubtract Pro 2.55, and AOL 7.0? Thanks for your help.

tadpole47

[Lisandro]

I think the default configuration will work...
Do you use a proxy filter to connect the Internet? What is AdSubtract Pro?

Welcome to avast forums 

[tadpole47]

AdSubtract acts as a local proxy to filter popups, sounds, referrers, etc. I've tried the default and a couple of other settings but it still lets the eicar test files download without any warning. The Web Shield Scanned and Infected Count are both 0.

[lukor]

Firstly, you must describe your configuration. Than we can find out a place where to inject webshield.

[tadpole47]

The proxy page in AdSubtract says "Use an AOL proxy".
AOL proxy: www.proxy.aol.com     Port: 11523
Defaults: www.proxy.aol.com                 11523
Listening TCP port                                    3124

I have Avast proxy settings set to Auto Detect                           

[lukor]

And in your browser you have what proxy settings?

[tadpole47]

I apologize for the long delay between replies but I work a 12 hour shift. In IE 6.0 it says to use proxy server HTTP AdSubtract port 3124.

[lukor]

Edit avast4.ini (in c:\program files\alwil software\avast4\data\avast4.ini),
find the section [WebScanner] and add these lines

[WebScanner]
UpstreamProxyHost=127.0.0.1
UpstreamProxyPort=3124

Restart the WebShield provider. (terminate and then start).

Then setup Internet Explorer to use webshield as a proxy server: localhost, port: 12080

Lukas.

 

[tadpole47]

Thanks Lukor. I made the changes you suggested and it works fine now.