The error manifests itself if your shields off have been turned off by any reason (shutting them down manually, malware, bugs) and you are unable to turn on the Web Shield in the Components window of Avast. Follow the methods below we have prepared in order to go try and solve this problem.
Solution 1: Restart the Avast Antivirus Service
Services are the backbone of almost any software on your computer and if something regarding the Avast service has gone corrupt, it almost certain that it will affect the Avast program negatively. One of the possible solutions is to restart the Avast service and check to see if the problem still appears on your computer.
You may receive the following error when you click on the Start button: “Windows could not start the Avast Antivirus Service on Local Computer. Error 1079: The account specified for this service differs from the account specified for other services running in the same process.” If this occurs, follow the instructions below to fix it.
Solution 2: Perform an Avast Repair
Avast Repair is a feature built-in the software itself meaning you can perform basic troubleshooting without having to reinstall the program. There are several users who have reported that the Avast repair has a manager to solve their problem with Web Shield so we really recommend you don’t skip this method when troubleshooting.
Solution 3: Update Avast to the Latest Version
Similar problems with various Avast components including the Web Shield component occurred with users on the certain build of Avast antivirus but its developers managed to solve problems rather quickly and they published new builds where the error does not occur. Avast should always be updated to the latest version and that is why its auto-update feature should have solved this problem already. However, if the auto-update service has failed or if you have turned it off manually, you can update Avast manually by following the steps below:
Alternative: You can initiate the updating process by running the executable file located in the following location on your computer: Make sure you restart your computer after the update is installed.
Solution 4: Perform a Clean Install of Avast
The reason why this solution is placed at the bottom is that it includes uninstalling Avast from your computer completely, and that can be a somewhat lengthy process. However, there are plenty of users who were relieved to see that this actually solved their problem. Also, there is quite a useful uninstaller from Avast which will save you the problems of removing registry entries and leftover files yourself.
It’s also possible that you are using multiple anti-viruses on your computer, this can cause conflict and it will disable features of each other. So, remove all the anti-viruses from your computer find the perfect one that matches your needs, and install that. In this case, it’s going to be Avast.
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