Victory Shield™ is compatible with most AV programs on Windows! At this time, these are the only known conflicts:
| Antivirus | Issue | Recommendation |
| Aura | Aura constantly kills Victory Shield™ and Victory Shield's processes. | Uninstall Aura from your computer. |
| Avast (paid versions only) | Victory Shield™ filter users who also use Avast’s “Real Site” or “Web Hijack Guard” component will not be able to get online, and our filter won’t work correctly. |
Disable Avast’s “Real Site” component. Disable Avast’s “Web Shield.” |
| AVG (paid versions only) | Victory Shield™ filter users who also use Avast’s “Fake Website Shield” component cannot get online, and our filter won’t work correctly. | Disable AVG’s “Fake Website Shield” component. |
| Comodo | Victory Shield™ filter users who also use Comodo will not be able to get online because of a firewall conflict. | Disable Comodo’s “Filter Loopback Traffic” component. |
| Endpoint or Enterprise Antivirus Programs |
When “endpoint” or “enterprise” is in the antivirus name, an IT company/department or computer specialist controls the antivirus. Endpoint and enterprise antivirus programs are typically more aggressive with third-party software, like Victory Shield™. | Contact your IT company/ department for assistance allowing Victory Shield™ through the antivirus’ security settings. |
| McAfee | Victory Shield™ filter users who use McAfee’s “WebAdvisor” or “SiteAdvisor” component will experience issues with our filter. | Uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor and McAfee SiteAdvisor. |
| Sophos | Victory Shield™ filter users on the Strong Blocking Level may have trouble blocking Reddit and Imgur. | N/A |
| ZoneAlarm | Victory Shield™ filter users who also use ZoneAlarm’s firewall will not be able to get online. | Uninstall ZoneAlarm or do not use the Victory Shield™ filter service. |