Avast slowing down torrent download speed?

JavaScript is now enabled for all websites that you visit using Safari. Enable cookies It is not possible to enable cookies for specific websites in Safari. Troubleshooting connection speed issues with Web Shield in Avast Antivirus Web Shield is currently the most sophisticated security component of Avast Antivirus , and monitors all network activities. Internet speed tests may be affected while scanning for connection speed if Web Shield is enabled, as the test can confuse Web Shield activity speed with internet speed and local hardware.

Why is my high speed connection slower with Web Shield on? Are there specific devices that have compatibility issues with Web Shield? Are there any workarounds to improve web performance when using Web Shield? Scroll down to Configure shield settings and select the Web Shield tab. When disabled, File Shield still scans all downloaded content before running any files. Avast Premium Security Was this article helpful? Yes No. Need additional help? Go through the list carefully and check which apps you might not need anymore.

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From here, click on Uninstall a program. The following list gives you an overview of all installed applications on your machine. Go through these step-by-step and determine which ones you no longer need. To help make that decision, we recommend clicking on the Installed On tab to see which apps were installed a long time ago:. Found an app you definitely no longer need?

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If you see any recommendations here, you can safely uninstall them. These programs were deemed unnecessary by our reputation engine and by other users. Furthermore, clicking on Review all my other programs will reveal a complete list of applications:. Many programs on your PC can slow it down. Unfortunately, sometimes you actually need these applications, so removing them is not an option.

This will help you diagnose and solve a slow PC without having to uninstall these useful apps. The short-term solution Use the following steps if your PC all of a sudden feels slower than usual or if its fans start to rev up out of nowhere. Right-click on your taskbar and select Task Manager. The next screen shows you a list of all currently running applications and background processes.

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It automatically detects all applications that drain your PC and puts them in a form of hibernation. A simple example of an app that runs in the background is iTunes, which has multiple processes and services running along with startup items that run components every time you boot your PC. Once you launch it, we temporarily enable everything. Everything was working fine from before, and now suddenly it's changed? Quote from: Eddy on November 17, , AM.

Davidek Avast team Poster Posts: Those locations are better suited to handle torrent traffic. Hope this helps, Davidek. Lisandro Avast team Certainly Bot Posts: Quote from: karlkc on November 18, , AM. As Davidek said, I am not part of the avast team. They can't afford to pay me Davidek, it seems that the OP already tried those servers.

Hi Davidek, I live in Canada, and I'm close to the Seattle data centre, and that has been the one that I've always been connected to. Just recently, it became very, very slow, but only for torrents.

I tried every connection that you provided, and they were all slow. Avast community forum. Home Help Search Login Register. Pages: 1 [ 2 ] 3 Go Down. Hey there, first post as well. I have been using the VPN service during the last year with almost no problems whatsoever.

I renewed the subscription approximately a month ago and things have been running smooth. It has been happening with all of my torrents. If there are some new "laws" or changes you have to comply to, it would be nice to let us, users, know.

Okay I am gonna bump this once more. I cannot connect to peers whatsoever when I want to download a torrent.