Fake Web Shield blocks WSL DNS services

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Thanks Dinesh.
Settings - General - Troubleshooting - Enable hardware assisted virtualization, was already enabled.
I've added some exceptions, but none of them have worked. I have tried adding:

  • C:\users\me\AppData\local\Packages (this is where the WSL environments live)
  • C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe (invoked by WSL)
  • C:\Windows\System32\wsl.exe (the main WSL binary)
None of these have made any difference.
If an exception is the fix, some more guidance of just what to select, would be helpful.

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Thanks Dinesh.
Settings - General - Troubleshooting - Enable hardware assisted virtualization, was already enabled.
I've added some exceptions, but none of them have worked. I have tried adding:

  • C:\users\me\AppData\local\Packages (this is where the WSL environments live)
  • C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe (invoked by WSL)
  • C:\Windows\System32\wsl.exe (the main WSL binary)
None of these have made any difference.
If an exception is the fix, some more guidance of just what to select, would be helpful.

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Hi Ken,

We're glad to look into this & help you.
Please clarify whether you receive any error message from AVG during the process. If so, share us the screenshot of it for better clarity.

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When enabled, "Fake Website Shield" interferes with WSL Linux DNS services, wrongly interpreting WSL DNS activity as a hacker DNS attack. WSL DNS activity is all fine when "Fake Website Shield" is disabled.

Please advise how to circumvent this, as I wish the shield to be active.

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Thank you for clarifying, Ken. 
Please try to set an exception for Fake website shield as mentioned in this article & let us know the outcome.
Additionally, please try enabling hardware assisted virtualization by following these steps to check if it helps:
Open AVG Internet Security - Menu - Settings - General - Troubleshooting - Enable hardware assisted virtualization.

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Hi Ken,

We're glad to look into this & help you.
Please clarify whether you receive any error message from AVG during the process. If so, share us the screenshot of it for better clarity.

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Hi.
There are no errors in AVG, so nothing to show. If I leave the Fake Website Shield active, then WSL Linux sessions cannot resolve DNS. If I turn it off, they work just fine. Something in the Fake Website Shield is treating WSL in error.