(RESOLVED) HTTPS only allowed

[Gopher John]

Gopher,
The only firewall I have is the win7 one.  Once I upgraded this pc to win7, I switched to Avast.  The only programs I use are CCleaner, IObit (advanced system care/360security/smart defrag) and malwarebytes.

IObit is likely the source of your problems.  At the top of this forum is a Search button.  Do a search on IObit.  It will be quite enlightening.

You can try adding the exceptions to the Windows Firewall.

[CraigB]

Should have asked what other security software you had in the beginning, you need to get rid of iobit ASC as this program does not get along with avast, plus the fact that they are an untrustworth company and you should not waste disc space on it, if you want a good defrag tool get defraggler by piriform same company that make's ccleaner.
Delet iobit via programs and feature's and run the uninstall tool in safe mode http://uninstallers.blogspot.com/ number 17 on the list.
You dont need to add exceptions or rules for avast to the windows firewall.

[tiro12]

Update:
Still no luck. I uninstalled everything IOBit.  It still instantly allows me access once I turn web shield off.  I also noticed the thread that advised checking in the registry for TEMP/TMP values (http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=57443.0)  The lines are there so nothing on that end either. 

Any other tips/words of advice out there?

[CraigB]

IOBIT ASC may have damaged avast so try a repair first but if no luck there i suggest a clean install of avast.

[tiro12]

Clean install and still the web shield is killing my connections.  Sigh... very frustrating.

[tiro12]

Bump. has there been any new changes to Avast that address my problem?

[Hermite15]

Bump. has there been any new changes to Avast that address my problem?

what problem

[tiro12]

Anyone able to help with any different ideas? If you read the thread (Logos...), I have done most trouble shooting measures already with no success.

[area51]

Anyone able to help with any different ideas? If you read the thread (Logos...), I have done most trouble shooting measures already with no success.

do you use norton 360?!

[Hermite15]

that's an almost obvious case of the web shield being denied internet access (explaining why https works)... no idea why it does that on your system, if it's indeed the web shield doing that. What do you want tus to tell you, 99% of people don't see that happen. There's nothing else I can suggest but uninstalling Avast + any other security software that you have, reboot, and do an install from scratch. And don't touch (don't know if you ever did...) the redirection ports for the web shield:

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80,8080,8091,8081,8008,8888,3124,3127,3128 this is the default (found in general settings section, troubleshooting part). + keep ignore local communication checked. Check your proxy if you use one... probably not... reset your router to default etc... check your browser settings...

 You got something on your system that blocks the web shield >>> it's not the web shield blocking http, it's something blocking the web shield in the first place, resulting in no internet access as your browser expects the web shield proxy to work.

[tiro12]

The thing is logos, there are several people with this issue, we all happen to have win 7.  We all have tried reinstalling.  I have checked my router, i don't go through a proxy and only use windows firewall that is default by win 7.

[Nesivos]

Do you know if the access problem occurs the first time that you try and access a URL or only on subsequent attempts to access it after a reboot?

If the website is only blocked on subsequent attempts to access it is it possible for you to view a HTTP URL before it is blocked and then after it is blocked to see if they are identical?

[Cast]

when ive not been able to use http, the first thing i try to troubleshoot connections is open Internet Explorer, open tools, Internet Options, head to the last tab(Advanced) and hit the reset button at the bottom. Thats not usually the case for me, most of the time it was the Modem(a really old one from qwest). The only thing after connections settings and modems the next thing i think of is malware of some kind.

This is only a suggestion, i have no idea what could be causing the problems and only suggesting what i try first.

[tiro12]

Nesivos, it occurs some time after I access the internet.  The timing the shut down happens is totally random.  All I can say is eventually it will happen and the only way to stop is to disable web shield or keep on rebooting my machine.

[Nesivos]

Nesivos, it occurs some time after I access the internet.  The timing the shut down happens is totally random.  All I can say is eventually it will happen and the only way to stop is to disable web shield or keep on rebooting my machine.

Sorry but that is not what I asked.

I asked if it occurs the first time that you visit a site after accessing the Net or only on subsequent visits to a website.