OA free & Avast av 7 free

Discussion in 'other firewalls' started by Badcompany, Mar 17, 2012.

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  1. Badcompany

    Badcompany Registered Member

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    Should the intercept loopback in OA free be checked or unchecked when using with Avast av 7 free
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    Badcompany, Mar 17, 2012
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    Loopback is paranoid option. It was added on demand of some geeks and it should be activated only by those who understands what does it do. Other people (who make majority) can safely uncheck it (like I do). This is my opinion as the lead OA developer since v2.0 until V5.0. Hope it helps you :)
     
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    Thanks for the info.The box is checked at default install.
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  4. soccerfan

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    All my browsers use a local proxy (proxomitron).
    Alex, don't you think 'intercept loopback' should be checked (enabled) in this situation?
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    soccerfan, Mar 19, 2012
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