>>>>Hi,
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>>>>Today, Avast agent (the AV software I have been using) made me update their software to the Avast Premium. Now, after I installed Avast Premium, I can no longer use Chrome. Any URL I enter in the browser address goes nowhere. And very limited use of Firefox. Oddly the IE works.
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>>>>I tried to shutdown/disable Avast for 10 minutes but, still, Chrome does not work.
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>>>>Could this be a coincidental issue with Avast? Or, I should try to uninstall Avast all together?
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>>>>Any suggestions?
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>>>>TIA
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>>>I use Avast Premium and have no problems till now.
>>>Open Avast and go to protection->Firewall
>>>Check the rule there and what type of network you have Public/Private
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>>Could you please let me know what, in your option, is more reasonable, as far as type of network - when you have a home-based or router-based network - Public or Private?
>It depends,
>When you trust the network then you can choose Private, because you will have more rights :-)
Thank you. I didn't think the choice of Public-Private was causing the problem with the Chrome though. Something else. But I can't figure it out.
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