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Avast Blocks the Entire Internet – Again

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday May 13 2017, @06:01PM   Printer-friendly
from the whoopsie-daisy dept.

Fnord666 writes:

It seems an Avast update has screwed the pooch again, blocking HTTP requests from all applications. That's also going to make getting support to fix the issue a bit of a problem.

An Avast software update pushed out on Wednesday is preventing web access for at least some devices running the firm's freebie anti-malware software.

Users affected by the problem have started threads (here and here among others) on Avast's support forum.

El Reg learnt of the issue through reader Michael S.

"Non tech savvy users will have issues reporting or getting the problem fixed," he explained. "To regain web access you have to disable Web Shield or disable Avast or uninstall Avast. To fix the issue you have to do a clean install of the latest version of software."

It's unclear how widespread the problem is. Avast's PR reps have acknowledged our requests for comment but are yet to supply a substantive response.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by BsAtHome on Saturday May 13 2017, @07:24PM (4 children)

    by BsAtHome (889) on Saturday May 13 2017, @07:24PM (#509234)

    They are completely right. The internet is an extremely dangerous place and nobody there can be trusted. They all want to sell you something or steal your money using less honest means. Lets block that attack vector once and for all. Well Done Avast! Finally someone who understands how to save us from the dangers of the net.

    (tong in cheek)

    Although, I'd simply pull the plug; cheaper and far easier.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 13 2017, @07:53PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 13 2017, @07:53PM (#509241)

    What does this mean?

    tong in cheek

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongs [wikipedia.org]

    • (Score: 2) by RamiK on Saturday May 13 2017, @08:00PM (2 children)

      by RamiK (1813) on Saturday May 13 2017, @08:00PM (#509244)

      Means he's taking a break from the post to have a quick grab at the salad.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 13 2017, @08:14PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 13 2017, @08:14PM (#509248)

        Could be worse. Could be thong in cheek.