ALL web pages load SLOW while firewall is on and Instanly when off.

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Instead of disabling the whole firewall, turn it back on, then try disabling the Web Shield.

This seems to be working just like when I disable the firewall, everything loads immediately with the web shield off and slow with it on.

[MikeBCda]

My system came with NIS pre-installed, and I had no problem doing a clean uninstall with just add-remove.  Admittedly later versions of NIS might have been worse (my system's about 8 years old now), but I ever heard of NIS being anywhere near as bad as NAV for taking over your whole system.

[Gargamel360]

Instead of disabling the whole firewall, turn it back on, then try disabling the Web Shield.

This seems to be working just like when I disable the firewall, everything loads immediately with the web shield off and slow with it on.

Something might be off with the Web Shield then.  You do a clean re-install yet?  You could try and see how it goes.
How2: Grab a new Avast! setup>>http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/setup_ais.exe......then download this here>>http://www.avast.com/en-us/uninstall-utility......now uninstall Avast! normally via Control Panel/Programs&Features......then reboot......then run the uninstaller in Safe Mode......then reboot again because rebooting is fun......then reinstall Avast!.   

Lost settings in the process, tragic, yet another +100 for a need to able to back up settings in a future program update

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Instead of disabling the whole firewall, turn it back on, then try disabling the Web Shield.

This seems to be working just like when I disable the firewall, everything loads immediately with the web shield off and slow with it on.

Something might be off with the Web Shield then.  You do a clean re-install yet?  You could try and see how it goes.
How2: Grab a new Avast! setup>>http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/setup_ais.exe......then download this here>>http://www.avast.com/en-us/uninstall-utility......now uninstall Avast! normally via Control Panel/Programs&Features......then reboot......then run the uninstaller in Safe Mode......then reboot again because rebooting is fun......then reinstall Avast!.   

Lost settings in the process, tragic, yet another +100 for a need to able to back up settings in a future program update

Just did everything you suggested EXACTLY, I will report back in after a while.

[ady4um]

Just did everything you suggested EXACTLY, I will report back in after a while.

Finally!

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so far so good!!!

[avast@@dvantage77.com]

RE: Malwarebytes and avast on same machine.

Windows Defender should either be removed, or disabled, so that there are not 2 anti-spyware programs running simutaneously.

Windows Defender doesn't work anyways.  We usually remove this off all machines anyways.  I have seen it once, in my career, actually block something!

This will help with speed!

I have written a knowledge base article about leftover remnants of previous A/V software, and how to remove them, all, and how to know what ones to go after.  I have seen systems with remnants of Norton, McAfee, and avast!, all 3 & needing a severe scrape of all of these programs.  J.R. Guthrie

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RE: Malwarebytes and avast on same machine.

Windows Defender should either be removed, or disabled, so that there are not 2 anti-spyware programs running simutaneously.

Windows Defender doesn't work anyways.  We usually remove this off all machines anyways.  I have seen it once, in my career, actually block something!

This will help with speed!

I have written a knowledge base article about leftover remnants of previous A/V software, and how to remove them, all, and how to know what ones to go after.  I have seen systems with remnants of Norton, McAfee, and avast!, all 3 & needing a severe scrape of all of these programs.  J.R. Guthrie

yes windows defender get's turned OFF on all my machines and is a complete joke as is microsoft security essentials,

[avast@@dvantage77.com]

Here is an Article I wrote about discovery and removal of leftovers from previous anti-virus products, my "when all else fails" procedure


Antivirus software is the most invasive application we will ever use on our systems. Specifically here, we are addressing the upgrade of avast! 4.8 to avast! 6.0.  However, this situation also occurs with other antivirus vendors (Symantec, Norton, and McAfee just to tag a few.)  What has really occurred here,  is that there are left over pieces of previous antivirus software, and they are
conflicting with the current antivirus software.   And the classic symptom is Internet access is blocked, and by disabling the avast! Web Shield now gets Internet access.   This particular process is specific to avast! 6 upgrading over an avast! 4.8 installation, however it also applies to other antivirus vendors as well. I have been through this process, removing avast! 4.8, then removing avast! 6 with the uninstaller, and then having to use the removal tool for other A/V vendors that had previously been installed. If you look in "Program Files" directory, you can find leftover directories of every antivirus that was loaded on the system. I have sporadically had to use those vendors uninstallers as well. Here is the most  comprehensive list of uninstallers - almost every A/V is here:  http://thewebatom.net/uninstallers/security-software/

Removal of previous versions of avast! using the avast! uninstaller utility
1)Remove all avast!  versions as well as any other A/V programs from add/remove programs in control panel.
2)Download the latest version of avast! Uninstall Utility (aswclear.exe) and save it on your desktop.
http://files.avast.com/files/eng/aswclear.exe 
3)Start Windows in Safe Mode (F8 key before Windows splash screen on a reboot)
4)Open (execute) the uninstall utility
5) Choose which version of avast! to uninstall (default is 4. If more than 1 version of avast! was installed, this
process will be repeated for each version (version 4, 5, and 6 are all there)  So let's assume this system had all 3 versions of avast! install.  Choose version 4.8.
6)If you installed avast! in a different folder than the default, browse for it. (Note: Be careful! The content of any
folder you choose will be deleted!)
7)Click REMOVE
8)Restart your computer
9)Start Windows in Safe Mode again
10)Open the uninstall utility
11)Choose version 5 of avast!
12)If you installed avast! in a different folder than the default, browse for it. 
13)Click REMOVE
14)Restart your computer
15)Start Windows in Safe Mode again
16)Open the avast uninstall utility again
17)Choose version 6 of avast!
18)If you installed avast! in a different folder than the default, browse for it. 
19)Click REMOVE
20)Restart your computer
21)Now install avast! version 6.0 Pro

 

J.R.  Guthrie                                       
President
Advantage Micro Corporation
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