The websites and exact URL are different each time, but the common theme is that they appear to be trying to download a. Example text from one such warning reads:
Avast appears to be blocking attempts by my computer to connect to a range of websites. These only happen on one computer - other computers I have running Avast don't do this. However, since that time, I get periodic Avast "threat detected" warnings (this happens at least every time I wake my computer up, and at intervals between 30 min and several hours thereafter). After three cycles through the malware tools, everything was coming up clean (no reported threats/infections). The tools found a bunch of things (all apparently adware, nothing nasty) and removed them. Over the next week or so I looked up what to do about it, and eventually ran through the malware removal guide listed here. I cleaned up what I could manually (including uninstalling the digital microscope program), but there was at least one adware program that would not fully uninstall through add/remove programs. The immediate symptoms were attempted browser hijacks (some successful, some blocked by Avast). The installer made the usual offers of adware, which I declined, but then went ahead and installed a bunch anyway. I'm usually a very cautious browser, and only download from legitimate sites, but this time it looks like I goofed.
Several weeks ago I downloaded and installed what I thought was a legitimate program for driving a new digital microscope that I use for my work.
Hello - I hope someone might be able to help me.
#VIRTUALBOX 64 BIT AVAST FREE ANTIVIRUS WINDOWS 7#
Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1, Automatic Updates (so I presume the system is up to date) running Avast Free antivirus (fully updated with latest definitions) Apologies for spelling mistake in my post title.
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