www.avast.com - URL scan, 21 Aug 2026
MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned www.avast.com and returned a unknown verdict (score -6). The page resolved to 2.18.225.118 on Akamai Technologies in US. 32 domains and 1 IP were contacted, over 18 HTTP requests. 2 malware samples communicate with this URL (Shiz, Mikey). The request followed 2 redirects before landing. This is a point-in-time observation from 21 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.
Scan result
- Verdict: unknown (score -6) · Confidence 12%
- Scanned URL:
https://avast.com/ - Domain: www.avast.com · IP: 2.18.225.118 · AS20940 · US
- Server: Apache
- Page title: Avast | Download Free Antivirus & VPN | 100% Free & Easy
- HTTP status: 200 · text/html;charset=utf-8
- TLS issuer: C=GB, O=Sectigo Limited, CN=Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV R36 · valid to Feb 3 23: · subject C=US, ST=Arizona, O=Gen Digital Inc., CN=www.avast.com
- Evidenced operator: Gen Digital Inc.
- HTTP requests captured: 18
- Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-21 14:32:22 UTC
Redirect chain
https://avast.com/https://www.avast.com/https://www.avast.com/en-au/index
Malware communicating with this URL (2)
These samples were observed contacting or being served from www.avast.com. Each links to its full analysis.
- Shiz - referenced ·
e3c31a2c2367ddf0a502d7b5da3782b9· first seen 2026-08-21 - Mikey - referenced ·
2392069cf8f070176f271e16d96fe8ac· first seen 2026-08-13
Antivirus & YARA (0 of 47 engines)
No engine flagged this page's content.
Why this verdict
- Valid TLS, no impersonation or off-origin credential post
- Cross-host redirect chain
Detected technologies
- Apache
- Google Analytics
Contacted infrastructure
- 2.18.225.118 - AS20940 Akamai Technologies (United States)
Observed indicators
- www.avast.com
- s.go-mpulse.net
- assets.adobedtm.com
- c.go-mpulse.net
- dpm.demdex.net
- www.nortonlifelock.com
- symantec.demdex.net
- oms.avast.com
- cm.everesttech.net
- symantec.tt.omtrdc.net
- www.googletagmanager.com
- www.google-analytics.com
- nexus.ensighten.com
- support.avast.com
- id.avast.com
- us.cloudcare.avg.com
- partners.avast.com
- blog.avast.com
- press.avast.com
- decoded.avast.io
Other scans of www.avast.com (6)
This host has been scanned before. Each scan is a separate observation, so a verdict here does not carry over to the others.
- 21 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/ - 21 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/ - 20 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/ - 20 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/ - 20 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/ - 12 Aug 2026 - suspicious ·
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware?v=1786508911
Questions about www.avast.com
- Is www.avast.com safe?
- The scan of www.avast.com on 21 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score -6). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.
- What malware is associated with www.avast.com?
- 2 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Shiz, Mikey.
- How was www.avast.com checked?
- A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the fast tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.
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