Hi, I have a MacBook and a PC. I share files between the two quite often. I have not had a problem until I recently installed Avast Internet Security on my PC. When the firewall is off on my PC, I can connect my Mac to my PC and share files. From the main Avast window left click on the Firewall section of the left navigation menu. Next, left click on 'Application Rules' in the left navigation menu under Firewall. Select 'New Group' and add Hide My IP. Go to Settings ▸ Components ▸ Firewall ▸ Customize ▸ Policies ▸ System rules. Switch the Allow Windows File and Printer sharing rule to Not Configured. Click OK, then reopen the System rules screen. By following the directions below you can add an exception to the Avast Firewall. From the main Avast window left click on the Firewall section of the left navigation menu. Next, left click on 'Application Rules' in the left navigation menu under Firewall. Rule2: Avast Web Shield - ashWebSv.exe Rule3: Avast Mail Scanner - ashMailSv.exe - haven't actually tried this yet. Rule4: Avast.Setup After adding the rules - reboot - keeps things simple. Seems to me Avast will need to be 're-engineered' at some point - the idea of allowing access to a 'temp' file is a tad questionnable - although it works.
The instructions below show how to configure Avast Internet Security 2014 to unblock AkrutoSync, but can be used to unblock any program that you need to unblock. Click on any screenshot to see a larger version of the screenshot.
1) Open your Avast Internet Security software. Click the icon showing a wrench and a screwdriver
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2) Click “Firewall”
3) Click the “Application rules” link at the bottom of the Avast Internet Security window.
4) Click “New Group”
5) Name the new group “AKRUTO”
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6) Click “New application rule” and select the newly created group from the list
8) Use the orange scale bar to adjust the rule so that the rule reads “Allow connections to all networks”. This security setting is necessary because Akruto Sync accepts incoming network connections.
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9) Close Avast Internet Security window.
Also, the user reviews on Download.com are very positive. Avast Free Mac Security 2018 has 4.5 stars (out of 5) from 1,641users. Avast for Mac is doing really well also in the independent tests.
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