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Win8, must turn off Web Shield to access any website
« on: July 12, 2017, 07:45:20 PM »
Typical of Avast updates, so many that moderators have removed my reports:
After update to 17.5.2302 with defs 170712-0, I can no longer access any website unless I turn off Web Shield. I've checked every setting under Web Shield but nothing specific affects this.
Turn off Web Shield and it all works - of course I have no browser protection, the prime reason for having this software installed.

Avast, how about publishing "Avast Lite" that doesn't include all the new and unrelated stuff that seems to break this fine software every few weeks to months?

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Re: Win8, must turn off Web Shield to access any website
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2017, 07:51:08 PM »
Tried this?  >>  https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB189#artTitle


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Avast, how about publishing "Avast Lite" that doesn't include all the new and unrelated stuff that seems to break this fine software every few weeks to months?
You can remove what you dont want  >>  https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB96#artTitle


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Re: Win8, must turn off Web Shield to access any website
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2017, 07:52:47 PM »
No one has removed your posts, try going to your profile/summary and under your avatar click show posts :)

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Re: Win8, must turn off Web Shield to access any website
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2017, 12:57:26 AM »
Typical of Avast updates, so many that moderators have removed my reports:
After update to 17.5.2302 with defs 170712-0, I can no longer access any website unless I turn off Web Shield. I've checked every setting under Web Shield but nothing specific affects this.
Turn off Web Shield and it all works - of course I have no browser protection, the prime reason for having this software installed.

Avast, how about publishing "Avast Lite" that doesn't include all the new and unrelated stuff that seems to break this fine software every few weeks to months?
Avast light is already there. Watch this:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=93544.msg1405902#msg1405902
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