Threat Blocked : System21/svchost.exe

Viruses and worms
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Hi!

I started to get an Avast pop up message telling me that the following:

Threat Blocked

Object

(Number looks like an IP?)

Infection

URL : Mal

Process

C:\Windows\System32\scvhost.exe

What does this mean? More importantly, what can I do to solve it? I’m already running Walwarebytes and doing a Quick Scan in Avast. Will keep you updated. Is there something else I should do?

Thanks in advance!

2

Me to, the IP with me was 131.253.61.96

False alarm?

3

[s]Attach your basic diagnostic logs. (MBAM, FRST and aswMBR)
Instructions: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253[/s]

Edit: See Reply #5 from Honza.

4

[s]Start a new topic in V&W and post your logs there: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?action=post;board=4[/s]

Edit: See Reply #5 from Honza.

5

URL:Mal = domain and/or IP is blacklisted

6

There was a number of mistakenly blocked IPs this morning, 131.253.61.96 is one of them. Update your shields and you should be good to go :wink:

7

Update my Shields, How?

8

Should be done automatically every ~5 minutes, but if you want to be super sure, you can go to Settings → Update → Virus Definitions → click Update 8)

9

Thanks