I got a Threat secured notice from Avast earlier this morning about "i.prcdn.co," which I gather was blacklisted. When I close the warning, I get another one within a few seconds, which means, I guess, that something on my computer is constantly trying to connect to the blacklisted item.
The specific URL given in the details is h
- ps://i.prcdn.co/img?regionkey=OqmhqQfSihquk0S0QWQBXg%3d%3d&scale=144&error=3, and the associated process listed is Chrome.
When I check the WebShield logs, I notice a few dozen intercepted attempts to connect to variations of that url with a few different regionkeys.
Any clue about how I can resolve this issue and keep Avast from giving me endless warnings? If something is constantly trying to connect to this thing, how do I stop it? I've done a quick Avast scan plus a MW Bytes scan that showed nothing and am doing a full Avast scan now. Have also deleted all Chrome extensions except AdBlock, cleared cache/cookies/etc., to no avail.
(FYI, the website that first triggered the blacklist notice, iirc, was a newspaper story I was viewing through PressReader, which hasn't given me any issues before that I know of.