Its as simple.. as the subject line says..
I'll be browsing the internet multiple tabs or single window single tab ... and after a period of time the browser will stop getting pages. I could go to a current tab and try refresh and the browser hangs trying to get one..
As soon as I've "terminated" and then restarted the web shield, all browsers start working again.
The problem in this ... is that terminating and restarting the web shield leaves the web shield saying its protecting me.. but its not. I have URL filters enabled.. and after having to terminate and restart, the URL filters don't work. If the URL filters aren't working, then that means the web shield module itself is not functioning properly, and thus can *not* be trusted.
So .. as with other threads.. what's the deal?
I've uninstalled and reinstalled Avast 4.8.x
This is happening on several machines, the easiest one of which to prove its not other software is quite simply my brand new laptop running Vista Business (clean load wiping away HP's Vista home premium) and no rouge software, no shareware, no trialware.
The only other application that has had questions raised.. Zone Alarm pro...
machine stats:
HP Laptop G60-235DX (intel dual core based)
Vista Business (clean install)
Office 2007
Trillian
Firefox 3.x
Spybot Search & Destroy
Zone Alarm Pro
(all apps up to date with recommended and /or posted patches)
Help ... this is getting to be a serious issue!
IE7 and has also happened with IE8
