I just downloaded the free version of AVG to try it out and consider purchasing the full version. However, the WebShield feature is blocking my DNS from working correctly and preventing me from browsing the internet at all. It seems like this is a fairly common issue and I see threads dated as far back as 2017.
I've tried a number of solutions including using a specified DNS (Google DNS's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4), disabling IPv6, uninstalling and reinstalling AVG software, restoring it to factory settings, as well as full network reset to reinstall my adapters but none of this seems to resolve the issue.
Are there any known fixes/workarounds? Currently I am disabling WebShield every time I want to browse a "safe" website but this sn't a viable long-term solution.