Why is Avast blocking avast.com?

Viruses and worms
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Trying to update a machine that has been dormant for a while, I got this:

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any change if you reboot?

3

This detection has been turned off back in January :slight_smile:
I suggest turning shields off, then updating, then turning the shields back on :wink:

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A virus can sometimes pose as an executable, here AvastEmUpdate.exe, that then could be detected at start-up.

At the moment nothing reports this executable as a (potential) virus at VT: http://www.freefixer.com/library/file/AvastEmUpdate.exe-123120/
Check whether it comes properly signed:
Digital signatures [?]
This file has a valid digital signature.

Signer name AVAST Software a.s.
Certificate issuer name DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number 0ef5eca7bd31cfc3a7f8e6259b423359

Also read why it was detected as a false positive by Bitdefender earlier here: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=107708.0

polonus