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Avast firewall won't activate
« on: December 07, 2014, 08:53:13 PM »
I've just installed the new 2015 version of "Avast Internet Security" (used to be called pro)
On a Windows 7 pc it shows the urgent warning that the firewall has not been activated. I checked, the Windows firewall is activated.

When I try and activate the Avast firewall I get a message "firewall cannot be activated" (words to that effect in another language).
I can't find any hint from Avast why it can't activate the Avast firewall. Any ideas about where the activation log is written?

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Re: Avast firewall won't activate
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2014, 09:01:43 PM »
hey and welcome to the forum. do you have a third party firewall installed like comodo,outpost? I'm not sure but i think you can have the windows firewall active at the same time as the avast one but I'm not 100% sure about this. i hope someone more knowledge confirm this.
Windows 8.1 amd a10-5700 64 bit
12 GB ram 1 tb hard drive. Avast 18, MBAM

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Re: Avast firewall won't activate
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2014, 09:05:48 PM »
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I've just installed the new 2015 version of "Avast Internet Security" (used to be called pro)
avast PRO is a separat program, with no firewall    https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=159528.0

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Re: Avast firewall won't activate
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2014, 09:13:04 PM »
what AV did you use before avast?
was it removed according to vendors instructions / and using removal tools    http://www.avast.com/en-eu/faq.php?article=AVKB11#artTitle


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Re: Avast firewall won't activate
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2014, 09:18:30 PM »
Thanks Pondus, Mikael,
There are no other firewalls. I was using the 2014 version of Avast Internet Security and got prompted to update it. Which I did.
So there was no de-installation necessary.

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Re: Avast firewall won't activate
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2014, 03:15:05 AM »
When I try and activate the Avast firewall I get a message "firewall cannot be activated" (words to that effect in another language).
Repair Avast:
1. Control Panel -> Add/Remove programs -> Avast
2. Click on 'Repair'.
3. Follow instructions.
4. Reboot.
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0

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Re: Avast firewall won't activate
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2015, 10:06:25 AM »
Sorry, forgot to reply earlier.
This solve the problem. Many thanks.

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Re: Avast firewall won't activate
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2015, 10:18:51 AM »
You're welcome.
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0