Hello Mike.
We'd be glad to clarify this.
When the device installed with AVG share files or folders with other device on a network, it could be considered as a remote connection and remote access shield might trigger an alert.
If the IP address blocked belongs to one of the devices on the network, we'd request you to exclude it.
To add an IP address or IP range that is always allowed to connect remotely to your PC:
Open AVG Internet Security and go to ☰ Menu ▸ Settings.
Select Full protection ▸ Remote Access Shield in the left panel.
Tick the box next to Block all connections except the following.
Under Block all connections except the following, click Add.
Enter a trusted IP address or IP range, then click Allow. Added connections appear below the Add button.
Hello Mike.
We'd be glad to clarify this.
When the device installed with AVG share files or folders with other device on a network, it could be considered as a remote connection and remote access shield might trigger an alert.
If the IP address blocked belongs to one of the devices on the network, we'd request you to exclude it.
To add an IP address or IP range that is always allowed to connect remotely to your PC:
Open AVG Internet Security and go to ☰ Menu ▸ Settings.
Select Full protection ▸ Remote Access Shield in the left panel.
Tick the box next to Block all connections except the following.
Under Block all connections except the following, click Add.
Enter a trusted IP address or IP range, then click Allow. Added connections appear below the Add button.
Hey Guys,
I found the bug…
My Issues:
AVG Internet Security blocking allowed, legit LAN connections in remote access shield
Flagged as - SMB: Brute Force Attempt
Disable "Enable Samba protection" in Remote Access Shield to Fix it, it's classifying SMB as Samba…
Let's get on the ball AVG, this is an unacceptable bug…Love Ya… :-/
I get this error Incoming connection blocked. Threatname shows SMB:Bruteforce
The threat seems to be originating on a computer on my lan running Windows 7 Pro. My question then is this something I should be concerned with in regards to privacy and identity protection on the computer? Or should I risk data loss or other harsh consequences?
I have attached a screenshot. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Hey Guys,
I found the bug…
My Issues:
AVG Internet Security blocking allowed, legit LAN connections in remote access shield
Flagged as - SMB: Brute Force Attempt
Disable "Enable Samba protection" in Remote Access Shield to Fix it, it's classifying SMB as Samba…
Let's get on the ball AVG, this is an unacceptable bug…Love Ya… :-/
Hello Bobby,
We will check and help you to resolve it. Please write back to us from own separate post. So, we can check our records and help you further with it.
Keep us updated. Thank you.