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3holer

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Unadentified exe requsting web access
« on: April 24, 2014, 08:10:30 PM »
I use a proggy called Windows Firewall Control (WFC) which allows me to contol outgoing access to the web.
This morning a proggy called "9498dadc-2a69-4c17-9f71-a8349be6481c.exe" asked for access which was supposedly signed by AVAST. Supposedly this proggy resides in

C:\program files\avast software\avast\setup\9498dadc-2a69-4c17-9f71-a8349be6481c.exe

...checking that folder shows nothing...nada...squat for that .exe. I have show Hidden folders/files turned on but this exe is not in that folder. A full search of the PC again comes up blank. A search with regedit also shows nothing and finally a scan with malwarebytes (mbam) shows nothing. Soooo... my question...is this an Avast .exe or something else more sinester that I should be worried about?

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Re: Unadentified exe requsting web access
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2014, 08:25:54 PM »
My guess is that *.exe file is a "system File". However, if you'd like to check for Malware....


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Re: Unadentified exe requsting web access
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2014, 08:28:31 PM »
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C:\program files\avast software\avast\setup\9498dadc-2a69-4c17-9f71-a8349be6481c.exe
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may be related to avast EMupdater ?


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Re: Unadentified exe requsting web access
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2014, 08:36:07 PM »
Emergency update file from avast checking in :)