Avast! Antivirus problem tonight

fordmanchester

Hello

This morning I was able to connect to the internet, load my home page, and surf around different websites with no problem at all.

I arrived home tonight and when I connected to the internet, Avast! updated itself with the latest virus definitions as it usually does.

But since it updated, it is blocking absolutely every site I try to connect to as being malicious i.e. it is blocking my homepage from loading, it's blocking Facebook, absolutely everything.

I've had to completely disable it just to post this message here. What's gone wrong? Please help!

Thank you

laura1976

hey mine the same, if you can get on to google and google avast then hit the bit that says search for real-time posts containing avast you will see how widespread it is......dunno what the problem is but someone's cocked up. Also the actual avast site seems to be unavailable.......

RussJK

Turn Avast back on, but just disable the web guard. Then best idea will be to go to the Avast web forums and ask there for assistance.

Edit: I can't get to Avast forum, and I'm not using Avast on this machine at the moment.

I'd advise people to install some addition protections if using Avast without the webguard, as you'll be exposed to web threats. Feel free to follow the advice in this post:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/42663320#Comment_42663320

laura1976

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=avast&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a#q=avast&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=5B3&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=ivnsu&tbm=mbl&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=cFmjTdHzI8uFhQf0l62PBQ&ved=0CFoQ5QU&fp=d31d3568dde3f5c

there:)

fordmanchester

Thanks so much for your fast replies. Will do as you both suggest.

jayme1

I've just turned off auto definition updates for avast, I have the definitions from 8 o'clock this morning, and I'll turn auto update back on when this problem has been solved.

thank you for bringing this to my attention, it's prob just a bad definition update, similar things have happened to mcafee and AVG in the past.

southernguy_2

In the same boat here

Although pre update version on my laptop is ok

Appears to be the 110411 update that is the problem

110410 on the laptop is fine

spg_SCOTT

It is the 110411-1 virus defs that are causing the problem.

jayme1

there are 2 updates a day, I have the 110411-0 and this is fine, it will be the 110411-1 evening update that's the problem.

if you have the 110411-0 update or earlier, turn off the auto update of virus database, but remember to turn it back on after the problem has been fixed.

xxlaurissaxx

Im the exact same except the only website I can get on is here??? Cant complain though as OH is watching the footie so im getting peace xx

HalfPint

so glad I found this! desktop updated at 8.10 pm and we've had problems since, blocking most website saying infected with redirme.inf.

we've been trying all sorts thinking we had a trojan.

Thanks to this thread, I've managed to save my laptop :T. here's hoping it's fixed soon as hubby havin a pink fit:rotfl:

hp x