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Since my last posts here, the other day, when I unchecked analytics in HOSTS file to permit connections, there was a successful connection to google during definitions/emergency update.
See log extracts and a screen shot from the firewall. That qg…1e100.net server is google. The firewall log with all avast apps logged (except service) is for the benefit of DavidR who, seems, so far, hasn’t been convinced that google is in the picture - ie100.net is google’s connection with markmonitor.
I’m glad Avast logs things, and hope they never stop doing so even if complaints come in.
From Setup.log[Quote]
20.11.2013 20:55:55.000 1384998955 system Executing:AvastEmUpdate.exe /updater
20.11.2013 20:55:55.000 1384998955 system Executed:AvastEmUpdate.exe /updater
20.11.2013 20:55:55.000 1384998955 general Return code: 0x20000000 [Something done]
20.11.2013 20:55:55.000 1384998955 general Stopped: 20.11.2013, 20:55:55
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From eventlog.log [Quote]
11/20/2013 8:55:59 PM The virus definitions have been automatically updated to version 131120-0
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From HtmlRemoteContent.log[Quote]
11/20/2013, 20:56:04 WinHttpReadData returned 200 for: http://s.program.avast.com/api/?action=1&p_aas=0&p_adc=0&p_adi=-1&p_adp=0000&p_age=109&p_cid=1&p_cpu=-1.0&p_cpv=134219225&p_elm=80&p_fib=-1&p_fsh=11.7&p_hid=cf722c1c-b7e2-43d4-a6ab-9efa5dd4bd42&p_idw=0&p_iid=0&p_inf=2&p_lan=1033&p_lci=1033&p_let=24&p_lex=285&p_lic=0&p_lid=en-us&p_lng=en&p_lqa=0&p_lqe=0&p_lst=0&p_lsu=24&p_man=0&p_mdc=0&p_osv=5.1&p_pro=0&p_ram=894&p_reh=800&p_rew=1280&p_vbd=1497&p_vep=8&p_ves=0&p_wdc=0&p_wei=-1.0&p_wnf=0
11/20/2013, 20:56:05 WinHttpReadData returned 200 for: http://static.avast.com/program/api/images/mkt/toaster-mobile/bg.png
11/20/2013, 20:56:05 WinHttpReadData returned 200 for: http://static.avast.com/program/api/images/button_blue_36.png
11/20/2013, 20:56:05 WinHttpReadData returned 200 for: http://static.avast.com/program/api/images/mkt/toaster-mobile/fms.png
11/20/2013, 20:56:05 WinHttpReadData returned 200 for: http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmn=8163700247&utmac=MO-1405551-20&utmwv=4.4sh&utmp=%2Ffa-80%2Fen-us%2F30%2Ftoaster-virus-update_t5_70_mkt-mobile2.html&utmcc=__utma%3D999.999.999.999.999.1%3B&utmvid=0x41c509ad94987168&utmr=-
11/20/2013, 20:56:05 WinHttpReadData returned 200 for: http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmn=0127462121&utmac=MO-1405551-13&utmwv=4.4sh&utmp=%2Ffa-80%2Fen-us%2F0%2Fother%2Ftoaster-virus-update_t5_70_mkt-mobile2_AV.html&utmcc=__utma%3D999.999.999.999.999.1%3B&utmvid=0xc84e17efafea67c9&utmr=-
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From my firewall - can’t insert here, see screenshot below
That said,
- Avast is free and wonderful. If this was a paid product I might be annoyed, somewhat. Somewhat because the quoted vlk explanation suffices for me.
- If you don’t trust a security product, even one of the 3 best in the world, ditch it and get another. It’s no brainer.
Edit: corrected where the quotes are