Hi all,
I tried to visit a site which was the first result on Google when a notification came up from Avast Mobile Security (Android) saying "Suspicious site found" and saying that the URL "has been reported as a malware site". The site is just someone's personal blog, and is quite widely linked to as an information resource, but I returned to Google immediately instead of continuing on the site.
Since then, I have scanned my phone using Avast (and Malwarebytes) and neither came up with any issues. It may be worth noting that whilst Avast was running, and had updated its virus definitions earlier in the day, I had not given it full file access so I believe it was only scanning apps. And there was also what looks like a fairly significant app update available for Avast, too. Since then, I've updated the app and given it full file access and run the scan again, and it still doesn't find anything.
So my questions are:
1) Does Avast actually block sites when it gives the suspicious site warning, or is it possible that something might have been installed, despite the warning? Are there any other steps that I should take to check whether any malware was installed on my phone?
2) Is there any way of finding out more about the threat which Avast reported? I haven't been able to find any more information in the Avast app itself. I've also put the website URL into Google Safe Browsing directory and VirusTotal and neither came up with any warnings (though Google said it hadn't updated it since October).
If you need any other information I'll be happy to provide it.
Thanks in advance for your help!