How to Visit A Websites That Was Blocked by Avast?

Do you want to keep your computer and its data safe from cyber attacks and online threats like virus, malware, spyware etc? The best program that you can install for this purpose would be Avast. The software uses a set of module and virus definition database to scan different parts of your system. The applications and websites that don’t match with its database are considered to be potentially unsafe, thus they are blocked by Avast.

Avast Web Shield is one of its modules that prevent you from visiting dangerous websites. If there is any website with malicious code then it blocks it. All this is just to keep the user safe. But there are times when the software even blocks the legitimate websites. You can consult Avast technicians in this case by dialing Avast Help Number UK to resolve this issue. There are two different methods through which you can visit that blocked website. Either add that site to exclusion of you can disable web-shield to visit it.

Remember: You computer and data is at risk when you disable Avast Web Shield. So take this decision wisely.

Disable Avast Web Shield by Following the Given Steps

·               Double-click your Avast icon from your system tray to open it.

·               Then click on “Real Time Shield” from the navigation pane that is located at the left to view all           modules.

·               Now click on “Web Shield” module to view its settings.

·              From the Settings, click the “Stop” button to disable this module.

·            Select the duration as per your desire. Like click “Stop for 10 minutes” or click “Stop permanently” to disable the module.

·         Now confirm your action by clicking “Yes”.

Now you can visit the website that was blocked. Remember to restart Web Shield service when you are done as keeping it disabled for long can be dangerous. You need to follow the similar steps for restarting, although if you are unable to restart it please call us at Avast Helpline Number UK for help.

Add the Website to Exclusion List by Following the Given Steps

·         Open Avast User Interface and then click on “Real Time Shield”.

·         Now click on Web Shield icon.

·         Then click the “Expert Settings” window to open its settings.

·         Click the “Exclusion” button from the left.

·         Then click on “enter address” box in the “URLs to exclude section”.

·         Type or copy and paste the URL of the website that you want to exclude.

·         Click on Add button and click Ok to save your settings.

Follow the same guidelines to add all the websites that you want to exclude from Avast scanning. This is a better method to visit a blocked website than to disable Web Shield completely.