Emergency Update attempts to Connect To Haliburton Company ?

[Seven]

My firewall alerts me that AVAST Emergency Update tries to connect to IP 34.149.149.62, Houston TX 77032 Halliburton Company.

Is this a legitimate AVAST IP ? It seems suspicious to me.

Thank you in advance.

https://i.postimg.cc/MKBK6GYC/Screenshot-2022-07-12-at-21-35-10-34-149-149-62-Whois-lookup-Whois.png

[avastuser3249]

Hi,

Can you attach a screenshot of the firewall alert?

[Seven]

Yes, thank you.

https://i.postimg.cc/2S2PHJ4K/Screenshot-804.png

https://i.postimg.cc/fLtnSKSg/Screenshot-805.png

[Seven]

My VPN is also not activating.

[Seven]

Attempts to log into 3 email accounts of mine have been made, from a source in America. I’m in the UK.

[Seven]

So is this a normal connection for the update?

[avastuser3249]

@Seven post:6

So is this a normal connection for the update?

Hi,

Yes. I can confirm that analytics tools can use this IP in Avast. In the case of AvEmUpdate- it is used to obtain information about delivered and applied micro-updates.
If you look at these Geo database websites https://who.is/whois-ip/ip-address/34.149.149.62 and https://whatismyipaddress.com/ip/34.149.149.62
Google Datacenter and not Halliburton use the IP. (The website you are using to check the IP is probably using an outdated Geo database).

[avastuser3249]

@Seven post:4

My VPN is also not activating.

Is this an Avast or non Avast VPN?

[avastuser3249]

@Seven post:5

Attempts to log into 3 email accounts of mine have been made, from a source in America. I’m in the UK.

Did you use or was the VPN running in the background while accessing your email? Probably a good idea to use multi-factor authentication with your accounts as well.

[Seven]

@r@vast post:9

@Seven post:5

Attempts to log into 3 email accounts of mine have been made, from a source in America. I’m in the UK.

Did you use or was the VPN running in the background while accessing your email? Probably a good idea to use multi-factor authentication with your accounts as well.

I don’t ever use the VPN, but I checked it and now it won’t run.

[avastuser3249]

@Seven post:10

@r@vast post:9

@Seven post:5

Attempts to log into 3 email accounts of mine have been made, from a source in America. I’m in the UK.

Did you use or was the VPN running in the background while accessing your email? Probably a good idea to use multi-factor authentication with your accounts as well.

I don’t ever use the VPN, but I checked it and now it won’t run.

I take it this is not an Avast VPN. If it is not running, I would suggest that you contact the VPN provider.

[Seven]

@r@vast post:11

I take it this is not an Avast VPN.

It is the AVAST VPN.

It’s like this all the time:

https://i.postimg.cc/GmqsbjQ9/Screenshot-826.png

[avastuser3249]

@Seven post:12

@r@vast post:11

I take it this is not an Avast VPN.

It is the AVAST VPN.

It’s like this all the time:

Hi,

Please uninstall any other antivirus/malware application as well as any other VPN application.

[Seven]

@r@vast post:13

Hi,

Please uninstall any other antivirus/malware application as well as any other VPN application.

Hi, I do not have any other antivirus or VPN software on my PC. AVAST is the only one.

[avastuser3249]

@Seven post:14

@r@vast post:13

Hi,

Please uninstall any other antivirus/malware application as well as any other VPN application.

Hi, I do not have any other antivirus or VPN software on my PC. AVAST is the only one.

Please temporarily disable ZoneAlarm, close and re-open Avast One and see if that helps.
If not, please provide a support file ID. https://support.avast.com/article/Submit-support-file