Avast Tray Icon - You are Unprotected

[DavidR]

The title says it all really - Recently I uninstalled the Avast Firewall component - basically it was having an impact on my system (old system see specs below post) and I dropped back to the Windows Defender Firewall.

So why Avast is having a whinge about this and displaying a red circle with an X permanently in the tray icon (without saying why).  All other shields for Avast Free are enabled and running, so this really is BS and no idea what it is trying to scare me into. 

I used avast for years before the firewall was introduced and for some time I didn't install the component preferring the lighter windows firewall.  I though I would give it a try, disabled the windows firewall and installed he Avast Firewall component.

[DavidR]

And the forums are becoming snail like, lots of errors and page loads that could be drawn faster or doesn't load at all, resulting in a repost.
- Page created in 24.275 seconds with 19 queries. -

This is happening more often and as a frequent poster a real pain in the backside.
I now literally have to Ctrl+A and CtrlC so I don't have to completely start again.

EDIT: and 504 Gateway Time-out error

[wir1313]

Personally, I prefer Comodo Firewall... Maybe see if Avast will behave ok with it.

[DavidR]

Personally, I prefer Comodo Firewall... Maybe see if Avast will behave ok with it.

Personally adding another 3rd party firewall is unlikely to reduce overheads than simply dropping back to the windows firewall.

Given when you install Avast with Firewall component Windows disables the windows firewall to avoid potential conflict.  So installing a 3rd party firewall is likely to conflict with the Avast firewall and then you are likely to be in the same position as me and the title of this topic "Avast Tray Icon - You are Unprotected".

[Nunzio77]

The title says it all really - Recently I uninstalled the Avast Firewall component - basically it was having an impact on my system (old system see specs below post) and I dropped back to the Windows Defender Firewall.

What kind of system impact was Avast Free Firewall having on you?

[DavidR]

More speed of connections and loading of websites.

But my gripe and the subject of this topic is the title of this topic "Avast Tray Icon - You are Unprotected"

[rocksteady]

@DavidR, I wonder if a "Repair" of Avast would clean up the firewall removal nags you have experienced.

[DavidR]

@DavidR, I wonder if a "Repair" of Avast would clean up the firewall removal nags you have experienced.

I did a system restart after it, which I would have thought would have been sufficient.

But I will give it a whirl (and  system restart) at a point when I'm not too active.

[DavidR]

@DavidR, I wonder if a "Repair" of Avast would clean up the firewall removal nags you have experienced.

I did a system restart after it, which I would have thought would have been sufficient.

But I will give it a whirl (and  system restart) at a point when I'm not too active.

Well that appears to have cleared it thanks (never had that happen before).

[rocksteady]

Well that appears to have cleared it thanks (never had that happen before).

Good to hear its cleared up. Just one more step than the usual "switch it off and on again".

[DavidR]

It's back a bit like Chuckie "I'm back", but worse.

Up a grade from before, but not the same as my other post - https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=328736.0 - But no increased CPU usage.
Whilst the same as same as this, but stepped up and no internet connection either - so getting into the 'Avast Two Step', Repair and Reboot.

Ran the Support Tool ID 29G7K - Hopefully there is some helpful information for this pain in the rear.

[DavidR]

This is getting bloody tiresome, less than a day and it is bloody back - You are unprotected and no bloody internet connection.
Is it time to drop back to Windows Defender ?

[rocksteady]

It is a bit worrying to see both you and bob3160 having issues of late.
I get the impression that your Avast has become corrupted somehow. All I can say is, if all else fails use avastclear to uninstall, then do clean install of Avast.
I have had to do that maybe once or twice.
I assume, like me, you save recent offline installers just in case.