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<blockquote data-quote="L0ckJaw" data-source="post: 992245" data-attributes="member: 70130"><p><strong><em><u>They tell, but people tend not to read anything.</u></em></strong></p><p>[SPOILER]</p><p>[ISPOILER]</p><p>Applies to Avast Premium Security for Windows</p><p></p><p> </p><p><u>Real Site</u> is a feature in <u>Avast Premium Security</u> that protects you against <a href="https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/188/#idt_030" target="_blank">DNS hijacking</a>. We recommend always keeping Real Site enabled and only disabling it for troubleshooting purposes. This article explains how to adjust Real Site settings to exclude a URL from Real Site protection, or route your traffic through trustworthy Avast DNS servers even when using an encrypted DNS browser.</p><h3>Exclude a website</h3><p>You may want to exclude a trusted URL from Real Site protection if your network blocks or filters encrypted DNS requests. To exclude a website from Real Site protection:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/16/" target="_blank">Open Avast Premium Security</a> and go to ☰ <u>Menu</u> ▸ <u>Settings</u>.<br /> <a href="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_menu_settings.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_menu_settings.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Select <u>General</u> ▸ <u>Exceptions</u>, then click <u>Add exception</u>.<br /> <a href="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings_add_exception.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings_add_exception.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Type the website URL into the text box using the following example as a reference: dns://*.example.net*. Then click <u>Add exception</u>to save the exclusion.<br /> <a href="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_add_dns_exception.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_add_dns_exception.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></li> </ol><p>The URL is added to the exceptions list. For information on managing the exceptions list, refer to the following article:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/168/#idt_020" target="_blank">Excluding certain files or websites from scanning in Avast Antivirus and Avast One</a></li> </ul><h3>Support encryption in DoH browsers</h3><p>Many internet browsers now include the DoH (DNS over HTTPS) protocol, which encrypts the content of your DNS requests, making them invisible to others on your network. When you set Real Site to work with browsers that use DoH, your requests are routed through trusted Avast DNS servers and even the end points (such as Google and Cloudflare) are unable to see your DNS queries.</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/16/" target="_blank">Open Avast Premium Security</a>, then select <u>Protection</u> ▸ <u>Real Site</u>.<br /> <a href="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_protection_real_site.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_protection_real_site.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Click the Settings icon on the right side of the Real Site screen.<br /> <a href="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings_icon.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings_icon.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Tick the box next to <u>Support encrypted DNS in browsers</u>to enable this setting, or untick the box to disable it.<br /> <a href="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></li> </ol><h3>Disable Real Site</h3> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/16/" target="_blank">Open Avast Premium Security</a>, then select <u>Protection</u> ▸ <u>Real Site</u>.<br /> <a href="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_protection_real_site.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_protection_real_site.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Click the green (ON) slider, then select a time duration from the list.<br /> <a href="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_disable_real_site.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_disable_real_site.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Click <u>OK, Stop</u>to confirm that you are disabling Real Site intentionally.<br /> <a href="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_stop_real_site.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_stop_real_site.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></li> </ol><p>Real Site is disabled for the selected time duration and automatically enables again after this time passes. To manually enable Real Site, click the slider again so that it changes from red (OFF) to green (ON).[/ISPOILER][/SPOILER]</p><h3></h3></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="L0ckJaw, post: 992245, member: 70130"] [B][I][U]They tell, but people tend not to read anything.[/U][/I][/B] [SPOILER] [ISPOILER] Applies to Avast Premium Security for Windows [U]Real Site[/U] is a feature in [U]Avast Premium Security[/U] that protects you against [URL='https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/188/#idt_030']DNS hijacking[/URL]. We recommend always keeping Real Site enabled and only disabling it for troubleshooting purposes. This article explains how to adjust Real Site settings to exclude a URL from Real Site protection, or route your traffic through trustworthy Avast DNS servers even when using an encrypted DNS browser. [HEADING=2]Exclude a website[/HEADING] You may want to exclude a trusted URL from Real Site protection if your network blocks or filters encrypted DNS requests. To exclude a website from Real Site protection: [LIST=1] [*][URL='https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/16/']Open Avast Premium Security[/URL] and go to ☰ [U]Menu[/U] ▸ [U]Settings[/U]. [URL='https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_menu_settings.png'][IMG]https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_menu_settings.png[/IMG][/URL] [*]Select [U]General[/U] ▸ [U]Exceptions[/U], then click [U]Add exception[/U]. [URL='https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings_add_exception.png'][IMG]https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings_add_exception.png[/IMG][/URL] [*]Type the website URL into the text box using the following example as a reference: dns://*.example.net*. Then click [U]Add exception[/U]to save the exclusion. [URL='https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_add_dns_exception.png'][IMG]https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_add_dns_exception.png[/IMG][/URL] [/LIST] The URL is added to the exceptions list. For information on managing the exceptions list, refer to the following article: [LIST] [*][URL='https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/168/#idt_020']Excluding certain files or websites from scanning in Avast Antivirus and Avast One[/URL] [/LIST] [HEADING=2]Support encryption in DoH browsers[/HEADING] Many internet browsers now include the DoH (DNS over HTTPS) protocol, which encrypts the content of your DNS requests, making them invisible to others on your network. When you set Real Site to work with browsers that use DoH, your requests are routed through trusted Avast DNS servers and even the end points (such as Google and Cloudflare) are unable to see your DNS queries. [LIST=1] [*][URL='https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/16/']Open Avast Premium Security[/URL], then select [U]Protection[/U] ▸ [U]Real Site[/U]. [URL='https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_protection_real_site.png'][IMG]https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_protection_real_site.png[/IMG][/URL] [*]Click the Settings icon on the right side of the Real Site screen. [URL='https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings_icon.png'][IMG]https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings_icon.png[/IMG][/URL] [*]Tick the box next to [U]Support encrypted DNS in browsers[/U]to enable this setting, or untick the box to disable it. [URL='https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings.png'][IMG]https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_settings.png[/IMG][/URL] [/LIST] [HEADING=2]Disable Real Site[/HEADING] [LIST=1] [*][URL='https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/16/']Open Avast Premium Security[/URL], then select [U]Protection[/U] ▸ [U]Real Site[/U]. [URL='https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_protection_real_site.png'][IMG]https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_protection_real_site.png[/IMG][/URL] [*]Click the green (ON) slider, then select a time duration from the list. [URL='https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_disable_real_site.png'][IMG]https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_disable_real_site.png[/IMG][/URL] [*]Click [U]OK, Stop[/U]to confirm that you are disabling Real Site intentionally. [URL='https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_stop_real_site.png'][IMG]https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2022/avkb193/en/v1_stop_real_site.png[/IMG][/URL] [/LIST] Real Site is disabled for the selected time duration and automatically enables again after this time passes. To manually enable Real Site, click the slider again so that it changes from red (OFF) to green (ON).[/ISPOILER][/SPOILER] [HEADING=2][/HEADING] [/QUOTE]
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