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How to Block Avast Free Antivirus Ads using Window Firewall
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<blockquote data-quote="Evjl&#039;s Rain" data-source="post: 551436" data-attributes="member: 51905"><p>Today I will show you small tip how to deal with avast free ads</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #ff0000"><u>Pros:</u></span></span></strong></p><p>- No ads in avast UI, and probably no annoying popups</p><p>- AV components still work normally. Signatures and program updates are not affected - Tested</p><p>- Potentially less resource & bandwidth usage</p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)"><span style="font-size: 18px"><u>Cons:</u></span></span></strong></p><p>- Avast UI won't be able to connect to the internet: "The online content is unavailable"</p><p>- Must be unblocked to register a new 365-day free subscription</p><p>- (...to be added if any...)</p><p></p><p><strong>Screenshots:</strong></p><p>[SPOILER="Expand"]</p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/UTepHq0.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/ZZQNSbw.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/kq4mrr5.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/oYpbiN8.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>Steps:</p><p>1/ <strong>Control Panel</strong> -> <strong>System and Security</strong> -> <strong>Windows Firewall </strong>-> <strong>Advanced settings</strong></p><p>2/ <strong>Outbound Rules</strong> -> <strong>New Rule </strong>-> <strong>Program </strong>-> <strong>Next</strong></p><p>3/ “<strong>This Program Path</strong>” -><strong> Browse... -></strong> to Avast install directory (usually <strong>C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast</strong>) -> choose <strong>AvastUI.exe </strong>-> <strong>Next</strong></p><p>4/ <strong>Block the connection</strong> -> <strong>Next</strong> -> <strong>Next</strong></p><p>5/ <strong>"Name:" -> </strong>Type<strong> AvastUI -> Finish</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>You can do similar steps if you use other third-party firewalls. Make sure you <strong>block AvastUI.exe</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Have fun <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite114" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p></p><p>EDIT:</p><p>If you wanna register for a free subscription, just go to Windows Firewall -> right-click to avastUI and disable the rule -> register -> re-enable the rule -> done</p><p>Or you can register offline but it takes more effort to finish</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evjl's Rain, post: 551436, member: 51905"] Today I will show you small tip how to deal with avast free ads [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#ff0000][U]Pros:[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] - No ads in avast UI, and probably no annoying popups - AV components still work normally. Signatures and program updates are not affected - Tested - Potentially less resource & bandwidth usage [B][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 179)][SIZE=5][U]Cons:[/U][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] - Avast UI won't be able to connect to the internet: "The online content is unavailable" - Must be unblocked to register a new 365-day free subscription - (...to be added if any...) [B]Screenshots:[/B] [SPOILER="Expand"] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/UTepHq0.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ZZQNSbw.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kq4mrr5.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/oYpbiN8.png[/IMG][/SPOILER] Steps: 1/ [B]Control Panel[/B] -> [B]System and Security[/B] -> [B]Windows Firewall [/B]-> [B]Advanced settings[/B] 2/ [B]Outbound Rules[/B] -> [B]New Rule [/B]-> [B]Program [/B]-> [B]Next[/B] 3/ “[B]This Program Path[/B]” ->[B] Browse... ->[/B] to Avast install directory (usually [B]C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast[/B]) -> choose [B]AvastUI.exe [/B]-> [B]Next[/B] 4/ [B]Block the connection[/B] -> [B]Next[/B] -> [B]Next[/B] 5/ [B]"Name:" -> [/B]Type[B] AvastUI -> Finish [/B] You can do similar steps if you use other third-party firewalls. Make sure you [B]block AvastUI.exe [/B] Have fun :cool: EDIT: If you wanna register for a free subscription, just go to Windows Firewall -> right-click to avastUI and disable the rule -> register -> re-enable the rule -> done Or you can register offline but it takes more effort to finish [/QUOTE]
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