Every once and a while my antivirus gives me a warning... [need help]

[Blockaium]

So i use avast, ill sometimes just be on a webpage, even ones i trust. Sometimes the popup of avast comes up, tells me that a threat has been detected and blocked. It's all from the same IP adress im pretty sure, too. Is someone trying to hack me? WHAT DO

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[SpongeCraft1212]

You might have a virus on your computer. Try doing a scan.

[Fab]

nuke

[Blockaium]

You might have a virus on your computer. Try doing a scan.

Ok, full scan i guess would be best right?

[SpongeCraft1212]

Yeah, full scan is the best. It'll take a while though.

[SeventhSandwich]

Sometimes the ad services that websites use get hacked and distribute malware instead of ads. Might just be the same hacker or something, I don't know.

Either way, do a full scan with malwarebytes, as you should whenever weird stuff happens on your computer.

[Blockaium]

Either way, do a full scan with malwarebytes, as you should whenever weird stuff happens on your computer.

wld avast work too

[ZERØ]

Is it Avast Free or Premium?

Recently Avast has jumped on the Bandwagon that AVG, and Norton ride on with its "Free" version.


Giving False alarms and the putting ads in your desktop to buy their products unless you buy it.

If not:

Just get Roguekiller, works better than Mbam.
http://www.adlice.com/softwares/roguekiller/

If you do switch anti virus I recommend Avira.

[Blockaium]

avast free version. ill try the url out on virustotal next time it comes up, and ill screencap it... the ip starts with 54 if i remember

[SeventhSandwich]

wld avast work too

use malwarebytes

[Blockaium]

ok but does anyone else have an idea what this could be? maybe a pre-existing virus? btw i dont think ive seen it before avast 2015 came out, maybe i have though. i havent ran a full scan in a while, but honestly i hope it finds something because if it doesnt im just going to have the thought of something that still might be there and that hasnt got removed.

[ZERØ]

ok but does anyone else have an idea what this could be? maybe a pre-existing virus? btw i dont think ive seen it before avast 2015 came out, maybe i have though. i havent ran a full scan in a while, but honestly i hope it finds something because if it doesnt im just going to have the thought of something that still might be there and that hasnt got removed.

Use Roguekiller, or Malwarebytes, avast only takes care of Normal viruses and low level malware, Malware can still get through and Spyware also, I recommend you get avira, again, as Avast probably let one slip in on purpose so you can give them money.

[Blockaium]

Use Roguekiller, or Malwarebytes, avast only takes care of Normal viruses and low level malware, Malware can still get through and Spyware also, I recommend you get avira, again, as Avast probably let one slip in on purpose so you can give them money.

ok but im spooked the minute i uninstall avast it will explodify my computer

[SeventhSandwich]

ok but im spooked the minute i uninstall avast it will explodify my computer

wtf you can use malwarebytes without uninstalling avast

[Blockaium]

wtf you can use malwarebytes without uninstalling avast

ik i mean he said avira