I'm running Windows Vista and just installed Avast. But it blocks my Internet access (some of it at least - msn messenger seems to be working just fine), so I've had to deactivate the Web Shield to be able to even post this. What should I do?
I've tried reading both the faq and the relevant posts here, but nothing really helps me - I'm quite lost on what exactly to do. (Note, I'm not used to configure systems of any kind myself.)
To explain further: I've tried adding the mentioned avast .exe files to the allowed files of my firewall, but besides the fact that I didn't have it turned on when the problem first occured (didn't know it wasn't on until I checked it) (and turning it on didn't change anything by the way), I can't seem to find those files anywhere in the Avast folders! But of course, I may be blind... I did allow the Avast program as a whole access, though.
Oh, and my computer comes with a pre(half)installed McAfee trial, does that need to be uninstalled first and could that be the culprit? I didn't want to risk removing it so far in case Avast wouldn't run perfectly.
Hope you can help me,
Erica