I've seen many posts throughout the web on this issue, and wonder if it will ever be fixed. Anyways, i've used Avast! for years and am close to stopping that trend. Suddenly one day, with the web shield on(as it always has been), I cannot browse the internet with Firefox or IE. It was just sudden, not one thing changed on my PC. I had used it the day before with no issues!
To help get some actual answers that may be HELPFUL, heres what I have tried, and other info as well:
1. Uninstalled, used the uninstall utility, reinstalled, no dice...
2. Made sure that I have the proxy settings correct in Firefox and IE, no dice...
3. No, I dont have any other antivirus(nor have I ever had any others). Yes, I am sure...
4. No, I dont have any other firewall, no, my windows firewall is not on, and yes, I am sure...
5. I use spybot search and destroy, along with malware bytes anti-malware. Neither of these run in the background.
6. Yes, I did try the registry fix for the TMP and TEMP values, but both are set correctly.
7. Windows XP SP3.
Like I said, i've had no issues with browsing until yesterday. Nothings changed! Other programs that use the internet such as IM's are working fine even with the shield on. This is obviously an Avast! bug, although you say it can't "block", as it only "scans", that doesn't mean anything as myself and many others have said "With the webshield turned OFF, browsing is A-O.K". Sorry if I am sounding rude, but I am tired of developers not admitting to their flaws and blaming everything but their program. No Fanboyism!!!!! Thanks in advance.