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Sometimes Avast Antivirus may be blocking you from running a program or accessing a web page, which you know is totally safe. Usually, it’s because of the low application occurrence within the Avast community. Therefore, Avast can’t properly tell if the program is safe or not, and will try to protect you.

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Also, Avast detects so-called ‘Potentially Unwanted Programs‘, which are actually wanted in some cases, and so-called ‘False-Positives‘, which means the program is safe but Avast’s detection is wrong. Unfortunately this often happens with popular games and services like League of Legends (LoL), Steam, GoG Galaxy, Minecraft, uTorrent, BitTorrent, Windows Update, Google, Java, Chrome Avast for mac 10.6.8. and other launchers which are being often updated. Usually the false-positive detection lasts only a few hours, but can be very annoying.

Quick Summary

Make sure the blocked file or webpage is not malicous by testing it at www.virustotal.com
Add it as exception by going to Avast user interface » Settings » General » Exclusions
Confirm by clicking OK

Read more detailed steps and other options including screenshots below.

When Avast blocks something, you will always get a pop-up notification informing you about the threat.

Solution/Fix for the Invalid Certificate Issue Caused by the HTTPS Scan

Recently a lot of Avast users (especially the ones running Windows XP) are experienced an issue when Avast has been blocking several major websites because of the invalid cloudflaressl.com certificate. The full message on the pop-up is ‘Avast Web Shield has blocked access to this page because the following certificate is invalid: [name of the certificate]‘.

To fix this try one of the following actions:

Disable HTTPS scanning by going to settings » Active Protection » Web Shield » Customize » Main settings » Un-check ‘Enable HTTPS scanning‘ and restart your computer

Disabling HTTPS Scanning in Avast 2018 Web Shield Settings

Solution/Fix When Avast is Blocking Internet Connection Completely

Sometimes Avast may even block completely the Internet access so user is not able to visit any website. If this happens to you, try one of the following actions:

Repair your Avast installation by going to Programs » Uninstall a program » Avast » select Repair and restart your computer
Disable HTTPS scanning by going to settings » Active Protection » Web Shield » Customize » Main settings » Un-check ‘Enable HTTPS scanning‘ and restart your computer

Solution/Fix When Avast is Blocking Specific Website, Program or Game

There are two ways to unblock any program or website from Avast blocking. Please note, you should do it only if you are 100% sure the blocked file is safe for you and your computer. Even if you own the blocked site, doesn’t mean it wasn’t hacked and injected with dangerous malware. For checking the program/file with other Antivirus vendors, you can use online detection at VirusTotal.

1. Add Blocked Program or Website to Exclusion List (Whitelist) to Unblock it

Using the exceptions in Avast you can simply add any file or URL to the list of exclusions and exclude it from scanning and shield protection, therefore also from blocking. For more information about adding exceptions, check our full guide ‘How to Add File/Website Exception into Avast Antivirus 2018‘.

Adding File/Folder/Program/Website URL Exception into Avast 2018

2. Temporarily Turn Off Avast Protection

If you want install or run a program but it’s being blocked by Avast you can simply turn off Avast shields for a short period of time. For more information about turning off Avast or it’s shields, check our full guide ‘How to Turn Off (Pause, Disable) Shields in Avast Antivirus 2018‘.

Temporarily Disabling Avast Protection from the Windows Tray

3. Report a False Positive Detection to Avast

We also strongly suggest to report the detection you believe is a false positive directly to Avast team. They will look into it and eventually confirm the reported file, software, or website is clean.

Link to report is included on every in-product pop-up displayed when the harmful webpage or file is blocked. Just click on ‘Report the file as a false positive‘.

Avast Web Shield Has Blocked a Harmful Webpage or File Pop-up

Then you need to fill-in following simple form. In the additional info you can add a link from VirusTotal scan. Don’t forget to check the option ‘I know what I’m doing‘ and click on ‘Submit‘.

Avast In-product Form for Reporting False Positive Detection of Files or Websites

Alternatively you can use the official web form for reporting false positive detection.

Official Avast Web Form for Reporting False Positive Detection of Files or Websites

Additional Notes

Although we have used Avast Free Antivirus 2019 screenshots in this article, these steps are also applicable for all Avast Antivirus solutions (i.e. also for Avast Pro Antivirus, Avast Internet Security, or Avast Premier) running the latest version available.

Steps are relevant for all Windows versions – Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (including Anniversary Update).

Managing exceptions or turning off Avast protection may leave your computer at risk.

This article answers questions related to Avast Passwords installed on Windows and Mac. For information about Avast Passwords on mobile devices, refer to the following article:

General

What is Avast Passwords?

Avast Passwords is a password and data manager that allows you to securely store sensitive information in one place. You can use Avast Passwords to quickly fill in web forms and access your online accounts.

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Many internet browsers offer to store your identity information, however, this is not very secure and can be easily hacked.

What are the key features in Avast Passwords?

Avast Passwords offers several features to help you keep track of your passwords and sensitive data:

Autofill forms and logins to save you time.
Auto-capture passwords whenever you log into a new site.
Generate secure passwords for you.
Import your passwords from your internet browser(s).
Sync data across devices via your Avast Account.

Why is Avast Passwords more secure than storing my passwords in my internet browser?

When you store passwords in your internet browser, they are stored on your device along with the information necessary to decrypt them and are therefore easy to hack. Avast Passwords stores your passwords with a much more secure level of encryption. Additionally, you can create a Master Password to further protect the data you store in Avast Passwords.

System Requirements

Which operating systems does Avast Passwords support?

Microsoft Windows 10 (any edition except RT or Starter, 32-bit or 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8 / 8.1 (any edition except RT or Starter, 32-bit or 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or higher (any edition, 32-bit or 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or

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