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Offline notabot515

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When running Chrome, I get random popup warnings from Avast reporting that it has foiled an attempt by Chrome to connect to "cosmetics.com".  I only get the popup when running Chrome.  I do not get it when running Firefox or the Avast Browser.  There was no attempt on my part to connect to that site.  The action does not appear to be linked to any web site I am looking at, at the time.  I have attached a screen grab of the popup.

I am running Win7. 

I have removed Chrome from the PC and have then reloaded Chrome.  No Joy.
I have run CCleaner.  No Joy.

I would like to be able to run Chrome without getting the popup.  Suggestions?



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Re: Avast warning on Chrome uncommanded connection to cosmeticsrc.com
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2020, 06:11:15 AM »
Start a topic in V&W and post your logs there: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?action=post;board=4
Instructions (basic diagnostic logs): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=194892.0
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0

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Re: Avast warning on Chrome uncommanded connection to cosmeticsrc.com
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2020, 02:30:13 AM »
Thank you.
Sorry for posting in the wrong section.  Newbies do that sort of thing.


For closure:
Malwarebytes found nothing.  However, a complete removal of Chrome, followed by running CCleaner, followed by a cold boot of the machine before reloading Chrome, provided satisfactory results.

Post Script: The verification images on this site suck little green toads.  I have to guess at all of them and it requires multiple attempts before I guess correctly and succeed in posting.

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Re: Avast warning on Chrome uncommanded connection to cosmeticsrc.com
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2020, 04:16:06 AM »
You're welcome and thanks for the feedback.

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W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0