How To Fix Avast Antivirus Components Shields or Firewall Stopped Status Issue?

  • By Erica Clark
  • 08 Feb, 2018

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If you are facing Avast Antivirus program components shields or Firewall stopped status issue then no need to worry where you can get a solution to your issue. Actually, it is usually caused by inconsistent or limited permissions to write to disk, Windows registry, or system folders which prevents installing Avast Setup. It also stops you to update, overwriting and delete some of its program files or registry entries.

NOTE: Before proceeding given steps, make you are logged into Windows as a user with the administrator and all other programs are closed.

Step-1: Uninstall Avast Antivirus

Step-2: Manually delete any remaining Avast folders from your system memory like from Program Files.

Step-3: Manually uninstall Avast Firewall Driver. If it exists in the Properties of your Network connections, then follow given steps.

Step-4: Right-click the icon Network in File Explorer on the left panel, and from the context menu choose Properties to open Network and Sharing Center.

Step-5: In the left panel click Change adapter settings to open Network Connections.

Step-6: Right-click one of your connection icons, for example, Local Area Connection and from the context menu select Properties.

Step-7: Reboot your PC and start Windows in Safe Mode

Step-8: In Windows Safe Mode, find as well as delete all files beginning with aswNdis*.* format.

Step-9: If Windows refuses to delete any of these files, then simply take ownership. To take ownership in File Explorer, simply right-click the file that you wish and from the context menu click on Properties.

Step-10: Click the tab Security -> Advanced.

Step-11: Next to Owner on the top, simply click Change

Step-12: Type Administrators or Administrator into the field titled Enter the object name to select -> click Check Names to verify, and then click OK until all opened dialogs are closed.

In case your problem remains unchanged then get Avast antivirus customer care and let experts handle your issue. In addition, call experts via toll-free which is listed on our directory to obtain real-time assistance at pocket-friendly rates.