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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: REDACTED on August 12, 2018, 04:09:50 AM
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Is this normal?
72.246.103.19 v6197912.iavs9x.u.avast.com
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What is the question?
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When I checked my hosts file, a strange ip was added for 'v6197912.iavs9x.u.avast.com'.
I was wondering if the Avast Antivirus service added that or some virus/malware caused it.
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https://www.findip-address.com/72.246.103.19 (https://www.findip-address.com/72.246.103.19)
IP identified as akamaitechnologies.com
Do you think avast is the source of your malware infection?
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Well, I am not blaming avast for malware infection right now, although it's supposed to protect me from it.
As I said I was just wondering if it is something that I have to worry about.
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Looks more like an avast update server address v6197912.iavs9x.u.avast.com provided by Akamai (Akamai: Cloud Delivery, Performance, and Security) a CND Content Delivery Network.
Though why or who it would be added to the HOSTS file, I don't know. There is nothing in my HOSTS file for my Win10 or winXP systems, I haven't checked my win7 system.
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Reported to Avast.
I also don't have anything like that in my host file.
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Well, I am not blaming avast for malware infection right now, although it's supposed to protect me from it.
As I said I was just wondering if it is something that I have to worry about.
Make sure the Self Defense Module is turned on:
(https://screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1534537985693-56345.png)
Here's the reply I received from Avast:
"Sorry, I am not aware of any Avast component, which would add such line into etc\hosts file
In fact, self defense (if enabled) should remove such lines automatically"