Last night i got the green popup that told me that there was an Avast program update available. So i told it to update, however it got to the point where it said "downloading servers.def.vpu" (or something along those lines). At this point it just stopped working and crashed.
I closed the process, rebooted and attempted to update it again, same thing. So I uninstalled, cleaner any left over registry entries using CCleaner and manually deleted any left over files in "program files -> Alwil Software" and then downloaded the latest version off the interweb.
I installed the new version, and it all appears fine until i try and receive my mail on Thunderbird or browse the net of Firefox. Thunderbird simply said "cannot connect to POP3 account" and Firefox just loaded blank pages. After looking around Avast i found that the following settings were causing the problems:
This is what the settings looked like after installation (although the net or mail wouldn't work)
Web Scanner:
Email Scanner:
The only way i can get the Internet or mail to work on my system is to either disable the component or remove the ports in those boxes.
Avast says it also cannot update:
The strange thing is that my other computer running the same version of Avast updated fine and the Internet and mail runs fine with those ports in the settings, seems it's just this computer.... :mad:
My firewall (zonealarm) is set to allow any Avast program complete access to the Internet, and i don't believe my router is at fault as the computer updates and operates fine.
Any ideas, i'm now desperate...
