AVG update problems--Internet access blocked

[Welshjim]

I came across this on another site.


AVG responded as follows. (I post as written.)
You are experiencing blocked internet connection after the last AVG
8.0 program update (8.0.196), please try to restart your computer. If the issue persists even after the restart, proceed as follows in order to resolve this issue:

download the archive from the link
http://www.avg.com/support
Article 1561:Inactive components and/or blocked internet connection after update to 8.0.196
to your hard drive and extract it fixfiles.zip run the "fixfiles.exe" utility restart your computer If your Internet connection is blocked and you cannot download the

file fixfiles.zip, you can unblock it by temporarily disabling AVG Web Shield and AVG LinkScanner: open AVG by double-click on its icon on your Desktop or in taskbar double-click on Web Shield component untick the option Enable Web Shield, then click Save changes double-click on LinkScanner component disable all

its options and click Save changes Please enable both components again once the issue is resolved.

[Welshjim]

This is official word from AVG
http://www.avg.com/support

[Broni]

Adding to that, it looks like it affects only paid version (hahaha), because free version is still at 8.0.195.