Good morning,
I have the latest version of Avast! (free) installed on my computer, as well as PC Tools Firewall. This morning, I got a PC Tools pop-up stating that a network named WORKGROUP was needing access and asked if wanted to TRUST or UNTRUST the network.
(NOTE: I've also posted an inquiry on the PC Tools site as well).
Being unsure (and going with the PC Tools recommendation shown), I UNTRUSTED the network.
(I've attached a screenshot from the Settings > Network area of PC Tools showing the info on this network)
One additional line of info that can't be seen on the attached screenshot reads as follows:
Gateway IP: 192.168.100.1
I have heard this might be related to computers which utilize virtual sandboxes. Since Avast! has a sandbox component, I am questioning if the info shown in the attached screenshot IS in fact, related to the Avast software...even though I have entered exclusions for Avast in PC Tools, and if I should change the network's status to Trusted instead?
Thank you for your time and any help!
Pete