Well it looks like the OP has moved so that leaves the thread open and it seems IE is the topic
and btw hosts file protection pretty much (but not totally) rules out porn
- the sites are blacklisted, and cos mostly syndicated, it makes easier to block FOAF (friend of a friend)
but I want to ask about IE
- I didn't realise IE was integrated so deep into Vista until the other day when I tried to fix a damaged IE8
- in Vista there is no IE8 in Add/Remove programs - and no connection wizard (correct me if I'm wrong)
The damage - no favicon / logo would manifest in the IE browser - but everything fine in Chrome
- tidied laptop up and IE ran very well, passed Secunia, cleaned, defrag, but problem persisted
- problem seemed permanent - laptop running well
- all I could find wrong was damaged active X object program
- in Internet Options > General > Settings > View object
Computers wiith an active X object file damaged are common enough
- but the fault does not often affect IE in the way this one did - that is, no favicons and logos.
It was here when I discovered how deeply IE was integrated into Vista. Any comments?
I may start a thread soon to deal with only IE issues, that is low level issues and desktop
- not browse performance, unless default or optimal custom expectations are not met
- as with the case of the missing favicons / logos
My reasoning is that if IE is messy - integrated into the desktop as it is - then yr avast may likely not perform to expectations - although not always the case, I have a computer than runs with the yellow exclamation mark (I cannot fix), and retuns often enough 'done, with errors on page...) and yet avast pertforms up to expectation, and IE still runs well enough.
However, there is an inherent difficulty here, I don't have problems with avast, which puts me in same situation with my clients here in New Zealand, but not with those, wherever they may be located, who visit the webforum for sorting out problems with their avast.
let me make a shot in the dark - 5o% to 75% of problems that manifest in avast occur in conjunction with messy Intenet Explorer, low level issues and desktop - and including net hardware connection.
besides, Eddy said as much when he came on for a short spell a few days ago.
Well Eddy didn't say quite what I inferred, and he does specify the latest IE version
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=56694.msg482356#msg482356VLk, I think people also should mention what connection they have (dl speed/ul speed) and what browser they are using.
I'm getting lots of complains about slow internet/systems when people are using the latest IE version.
Perhaps that has something to do with it.