Deactivate Avast Firewall - Here's how
This practical tip shows you how you can temporarily deactivate the Avast firewall.
To disable the Avast firewall:
The Avast firewall is only included in the paid version.
- Open "Avast Internet Security".
- Click on the "Settings" tab in the lower left menu and select the "Active protection" option.
- To deactivate the firewall, click on the blue slider behind the "Firewall" item.
- Now you determine how long the firewall should remain switched off. You can choose to deactivate them for ten minutes, one hour, until the next restart or permanently.
- Confirm the changes with "OK".
- Attention: We recommend that you only deactivate the firewall in important exceptional situations. Don't forget to switch the firewall back on later so that your computer is adequately protected.
How to deactivate the automatic update from Avast can be read in another practical tip.