There were a few problems with the avast! update servers. This caused some problems with the updating of the software. Also, the update 110420-0 made the Network Shield block normal websites which made it impossible to access them unless the Network Shield was turned off.
The problems are currently solved, update 110420-1 has been released. If avast! didn't automaticly download it, you need to update manually.


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