something happened between yesterday and today that has my internet expl screwed up. basically anything that requires a login does a "i. e. cannot connect to webpage". if i stop avast, i lose all internet, not just the login stuff. i can no longer log in to my estimating software(web based) and it wont even go to the home page. i can still log in thru crappy old aol software. i tried d/loading i.e.8 but it didn't change anything. i can't connect to my estimating software for them to remote in to try to figure it out. he seems to think the avast has latched onto i.e. and taken control in such away that it blocks anything it doesn't like. like i say, if i stop avast, i lose all intenet connection. i tried to go into msconfig and turn it off for start up and it won't let me. i uncheck it, hit apply, and it re checks it on it's own. super frustrated...