Hey Folks,
I'm new to Avast but, have used other VPN's and security apps in the past. I've been using only Avast Antivirus for a few months and when my previous VPN subscription (Private Internet Access) expired a few days ago I decided to try Avast using the free trial.
I uninstalled all of my previous VPN app info using AppCleaner and then activated the Avast account. Now that I have activated this account I cannot access any internet content whether Avast VPN is turned on or turned off. This internet access includes, Firefox, Safari, OSX Mail app, Skype app, Messages app, Amazon Drive app or any app that needs to access the internet for content. I've never had this issue before using any other VPN, especially when the VPN is turned off. So, I've uninstalled all of the Avast apps that I had installed (Avast Security, Avast Passwords and Avast SecureLine VPN) using AppCleaner and now everything connects with no issue. Looking through this forum it seems that there has been problems problems with internet access using this VPN . I've seen What gives? I'll try reinstalling all Avast apps and see if the issue persists. I'm considering not using any Avast products if this issue keeps happening.