AVG Free anti-virus: Toolbar item "Page Status" is not functioning properly?
I recently downloaded AVG Free anti-virus software for my computer. I like it for the most part except that the Page Status feature on the AVG toolbar (used in Internet Explorer 8) is not functioning property. For every site that I visit, the Page Status feature is always gray with a question mark. When I click on it, it says:
"Unknown - AVG Search-Shield was unable to scan this page.
AVG Search-Shield was unable to read this page.
It may no longer exist or there may have been an error.
Ratings are provided by AVG. Site owners please contact AVG for questions."
All sites are displayed as unknown. Even familiar and safe sites like Yahoo and Wikipedia are classified as unknown sites on the Page Status feature.
I know this is not how the Page Status feature is supposed to function because I have seen it on my friend's computer before and it is able to rate almost all of the websites that he visits.
Why doesn't the AVG Page Status feature work on my computer and how can I fix it?
The free version of AVG does have the Page Status feature. My friend has the same free version of AVG that I have and his works just fine.