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Title: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: serenetee on November 18, 2012, 05:13:09 PM
Hello, I have used Avast Free Edition for many years. No problems till now.
My husband had this problem first, now I have the same problem.
Warnings keep popping up saying I have a trojan, doesn't matter what site I'm at.
I tried looking through the Avast site for a solution & didn't see where this is addressed although, I did see many posts about the problem when I googled it.
Just got another while typing a message on face book! Sigh, what is going on? I ran a scan with malwarebytes & advanced system care & nothing comes up.
We need help please?
Thanks so much!

Here is what it said:
Avast Webshield has blocked a harmful webpage or file
HTML:Script-inf
visicom_ antiphishing.exe
URl: http://urlfilter.vmn.net/vmnsbf/data/121...
Process: C:\ProgramData\Anti-phishing Domain Advi...
Infection: JS:ScriptSH-inf [Trj]
avast! blocked the virus
http://urlfilter.vmn.net/vmnsbf/data/121018080355-m.zip|1210...
http://urlfilter.vmn.net/vmnsbf/data/121
urlfilter.vmn.net

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thanks to all who helped, the problem is Resolved! :)
If you have this problem here's what I did:
I went to Control Panel> Add/Remove Programs> Located: "Anti-Phishing Domain Advisory"> Uninstalled it>>> No More Problem!!! :D
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: REDACTED on November 18, 2012, 05:52:17 PM
Having exactly the same problem and it also started today (nov 18,2012)
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: essexboy on November 18, 2012, 06:02:22 PM
Are you using an antiphishing filter ? Anti-Phishing Domain Advisor
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: dougal on November 18, 2012, 06:05:49 PM
Over the past week I have had several pop ups saying a Trojan Horse has been blocked.  This is new, what is happening?
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: essexboy on November 18, 2012, 06:12:21 PM
Anti-Phishing Domain Advisor has some suspect links which Avast does not like.  If you do not have that tool then look at the toolbars/addons that you have just acquired 
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: Pokesaver on November 18, 2012, 06:36:30 PM
"visicom" If I remember correctly, avast has some issues with visicom.
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: Para-Noid on November 18, 2012, 06:45:37 PM
Anti-Phishing Domain Advisor
Would this lead to false positives? I checked all three links with virus total and all three were clean.  ???

https://www.virustotal.com/url/5e58ea157cdd177e3cb36a41058d7a523a1cae15029a217a6600797edf453fe9/analysis/1353260609/
https://www.virustotal.com/url/7aacb0dfa2dc73b5355f74fed46dc6312b7f07fb041dab84370f0d1f5b0934de/analysis/1353260641/
https://www.virustotal.com/url/5e58ea157cdd177e3cb36a41058d7a523a1cae15029a217a6600797edf453fe9/analysis/1353260674/
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: dbcjr on November 18, 2012, 07:31:15 PM
I'm getting the same pop-up:

Infection Details
URL:   http://urlfilter.vmn.net/vmnsbf/data/121...
Process:   C:\ProgramData\Anti-phishing Domain Advi...
Infection:   JS:ScriptSH-inf [Trj]

Is this a false positive?  What do I need to do?
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: Para-Noid on November 18, 2012, 07:43:23 PM
Is this a false positive?  What do I need to do?
If it's in the vault leave it there. After several weeks re-scan (right click) while it's in the vault. Then and only then you can safely "restore" it to it's original
place. Keep in mind a copy will remain in the vault.  :)
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: Pondus on November 18, 2012, 08:00:58 PM
see here

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=109795.0
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: REDACTED on November 18, 2012, 08:40:25 PM
Did not know I had  Anti-Phishing Domain Advisor installed, but found it when I went to ADD or REMOVE PROGRAMS.   i removed it and have not had a reoccurance of the warning.  Thank you Essexboy!!!
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: serenetee on November 18, 2012, 09:03:55 PM

I looked & found I also had  the "Anti-Phishing Domain Advisory" installed,  found it in ADD or REMOVE PROGRAMS!
I uninstalled it hoping that it'll solve the problem on ours too!
Q's: How did I get it?  Do I need one to replace it? Do you know if it came along with a program?
Thanks everyone for the HELP! Am so looking forward to no more pop up/warnings! :)
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: Pondus on November 18, 2012, 09:09:19 PM
have you downloaded anything from CNET?
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: serenetee on November 18, 2012, 09:45:55 PM
Not for quite some time, I can't remember the last time. I thought they were a good site to use tho?
The only things I know of that I've downloaded was updates on Malwarebytes, Advanced System Care & Avast.
I do have grandkids tho.....
Found it on the other computer too, uninstalled it, hoping, so far nothing on this one! Yea!
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: sccoveney on November 18, 2012, 11:48:15 PM
Hi, I´m having the same problem and I don´t know how to go about it.........it is getting very frustrating!!!
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: essexboy on November 18, 2012, 11:59:10 PM
CLEAR THE BAD TOOLBARS

Download AdwCleaner from here (http://general-changelog-team.fr/en/downloads/finish/20-outils-de-xplode/2-adwcleaner) to your desktop
Run AdwCleaner and select Delete

(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/AdwCleaner.GIF)

Once done it will ask to reboot, allow this
On reboot a log will be produced please attach that
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: wandy on November 19, 2012, 02:00:26 AM
Did not know I had  Anti-Phishing Domain Advisor installed, but found it when I went to ADD or REMOVE PROGRAMS.   i removed it and have not had a reoccurance of the warning.  Thank you Essexboy!!!

I was having the same issue. Yay!! No more pop-ups!!!
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: Sharmiza on November 19, 2012, 09:20:36 AM
I'm also experienced the same thing. It's never happen before, but lately the signs of warning always come out. I've already checked using others antivirus showing there's no virus in my pc. yet, it stills pop up and it disturbs my works.
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: Milos on November 19, 2012, 09:57:16 AM
Hello,
it is still the same story: non-crypted database of malicious URLs used by visicom antiphishing.

Milos
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: Jagadishu on November 19, 2012, 10:29:16 AM
I have been bombarded with similar pop-up pointing to the same purported virus/malware since about 4-5 days. And the threat was about the URL http://urlfilter.vmn.net/vmnsbf/data/121118112548-m.zip|121118112448-m.list and  it was reported to reside in my PC @ C:\ProgramData\Anti-PhishingDomainAdvisor\visicom_antiphishing.exe.

And I checked for the program through Control Panel-->Programs--->Programs And Features(in Vista) and, indeed, I found  "Anti-Phishing Domain Advisor." I have just un-installed  it and hope that I have seen the last of Avast Threat Pop-ups.

It is possible that if you got two anti-virus programs in the same computer, one might fight the other. As they say, there can not be two swords in a single sheath!!!!
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: Pondus on November 19, 2012, 10:38:05 AM
those with same problem can try run AdwCleaner as it seems to remove the visicom antiphish toolbar and all registry keys

see reply #15 above here from Essexboy

you may post the log here
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: serenetee on November 19, 2012, 02:30:26 PM
Go to > Control Panel> Add/Remove Programs> Locate: "Anti-Phishing Domain Advisory"> Uninstalled it>>> No More Problem!!!
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: essexboy on November 19, 2012, 03:33:20 PM
I wonder what this is bundled with as a lot of people did not even know they had it
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: bob3160 on November 19, 2012, 07:10:33 PM
I wonder what this is bundled with as a lot of people did not even know they had it
I received an email yesterday from a person who attended my Security Seminars (http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=78426.msg647360#msg647360) asking for help on this problem before I realized that we already had this thread.
I've now asked that person if he happened to remember what started his problem.
Will report back if I get an answer. :)
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: essexboy on November 19, 2012, 07:25:24 PM
Thankee  ;D
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: bob3160 on November 19, 2012, 10:52:33 PM
I wonder what this is bundled with as a lot of people did not even know they had it
I received an email yesterday from a person who attended my Security Seminars (http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=78426.msg647360#msg647360) asking for help on this problem before I realized that we already had this thread.
I've now asked that person if he happened to remember what started his problem.
Will report back if I get an answer. :)
Unfortunately no help this is what I got back from my inquiry:


"Hi Bob,
I dont know how this program got into my CP, I have been getting this notice for about 2 weeks maybe, I am very careful about installing stuff. If had not remembered your email, I would be lost, I really did not know what I should do, I thought Avast would take it, in fact I wrote Avast, but I dont think it went thru, so I looked at my Avast account and I had saved your information. I wish I could help you with this, but I used Revo, to uninstall, it seems to be gone.
Thanks,
Jerry"


Hopefully someone else will be able to enlighten us.  :)

Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: mvr194c on November 21, 2012, 12:56:21 AM
I am also having the same problem it started today took off the malicious websites protection to
Stop the irritating pop ups
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: Pondus on November 21, 2012, 01:01:55 AM
I am also having the same problem it started today took off the malicious websites protection to
Stop the irritating pop ups
if you have a malware problem, follow the guide on top of the virus and worms forum section
Title: Re: HELP! STOP THE CONSTANT WARNING POPUPS?
Post by: bob3160 on November 21, 2012, 01:05:38 AM
I am also having the same problem it started today took off the malicious websites protection to
Stop the irritating pop ups
Which program did you install just before these popups started ???