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svchost.exe URL:MAL infected? Frequent Popups.
« on: June 28, 2015, 12:25:04 AM »
I've been having an issue over the last few days as avast is repeatedly alerting me that they have blocked an infection via svchost.exe as URL:MAL and the website URL changes each time. I have tried a full system scan with various programs such as avast, malwarebytes and emsisoft but all return with no results and i dont know what else to try.

Thanks in advance for any help,
-Tom

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Re: svchost.exe URL:MAL infected? Frequent Popups.
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2015, 01:10:22 AM »
This is usually an indication that you have a hidden/undetected infection on your system and avast is preventing it gaining access to malicious sites.

- This needs further analysis by a malware removal specialist:
Go to this topic http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0 for information on Logs to assist in cleaning malware.

Use the information about getting and using the tools and start your own new topic in the viruses and worms forum (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=4.0) and attach the logs there, not in the LOGS topic.

There may be some delay in a malware removal specialist being available to check the logs due to differing time zones.
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