Hi,
I found an explanation of what might be happening: https://mikewest.org/2012/02/chrome-connects-to-three-random-domains-at-startup
The question is, why is this request blocked by Avast. Do you have the latest version of Avast and the latest version of VPS? Can you check the contents of your etc/hosts file to see if there is any redirection?
I am using Avast Mac Security 2015
Version 11.12 (46528)
Virus Definitions 116060901
That’s in interesting description of what Google Chrome does every time it starts up. Thing is, I have been using Avast for Mac for quite some time now, and Google Chrome has been my primary browser for quite some time. So why is this just happening now?
Also, I would assume that the people at Avast might know the Chrome browser does this, and not flag these random URL’s as threats.
I checked etc/hosts and there is no redirection.