I simply disabled the shields for 10 minutes, went to the site I go to where their chatango exists, connected, re-enabled the shields, and it worked just fine.
However, I have to do this EVERY SINGLE TIME!
It's only a quick fix for anyone who's been having this issue and until it gets resolved.
I will continue to use avast, but if this problem isn't fixed in another update soon, I WILL have no choice but to find another anti-virus program.