23-03-2012, 22:51
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cf.ChavyType
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Re: Avast 7 not blocking applications when used with other Firewalls
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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
Well it does do things yes, but even Avast don't class it as a firewall and i certainly wouldn't just run an antivirus and rely solely on its webshield as i want application control blocking.
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Yeah, in which case turning off the web shield is correct. It probably would silently proxy the web traffic through itself anyway so your firewall would be seeing the traffic coming through the web shield, not through firefox.
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