From: "Will Renkel" 

>
> PUTER: W2k (yeah its old - but its a backup and works)
> Zonealarm
> Avast
> Cygwin
>
> Yesterday for unknown reasons I could not view anything on the internet.
> Avast is blocked in Zonealarm (asks for permission - which I allow when 
> update)
> NOTE: I block any/all programs that like to go to the internet on their 
> own!
> Only shield active in Avast is WEB
>
> It started to work OK when I turned off that Web Shield.
> Any idea why that would happen?
> Like Avast database out of date or clobbered?
>

"yeah its old - but its a backup and works"

Apparently, not any more.  Retire it and get a new system.


-- 
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp 

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