I installed OA trial and checked off "Block connection at startup". Four weeks later, the comcast guy turned off the internet for 5 minutes and then I could not connect. (coincidence) I spent two days trying to get connected and then remembered. OA trial expired. It was not starting with the PC but it was blocking the connection on startup. I uninstalled it and was back online. Shouldn't it have given me a pop up letting me know it was on or blocking or that trial expired?
I believe you have already have a reply to this query over at the Emsisoft forums where you posted this. http://support.emsisoft.com/topic/16849-oa-and-the-block-connection-function-bug/
Yes, thank you. I believe this is a legitimate bug that affects users and should be addressed, that is the reason that I posted in both places.