Earlier, I received a Norton warning that a website I had been linked to was malicious.
I heeded the warning and shut the browser window.
I then took a look at the logs and realised that a previously dormant process called pwdbank.exe (I looked at the address and it was truesuite access manager/pwdbank.exe) was now causing Norton to log a Medium threat "Unauthorized access blocked (Access Process Data)" every few seconds. At a rough count, this is occuring up to 30 times per minute.
The fact that the suddenly overactive program is a password bank is worrying.
I have run a full system scan and nothing but harmless cookies were detected.
I have looked back through the history logs and seen that of the 92 pages since April 2009, 28 of the pages have arisen in the lat 4 hours, almost all of which are the same warning from the same Actor.
Do I have a problem?
Apparently there is a conflict in this software with Norton. Another user recommended adding it to the scan and auto-protect exclusions. The entry just means that the software is trying to access Norton files and Norton will not allow it. Most of the processes in your machine do need to access Norton to some degree, but this particular one is more insistent. If it came pre-installed, check the manufacturer's website for an update.
Thanks for the reply.
The main reason for my worry is that this issue suddenly arose at the time of a 'malicious website' warning.
If the program does have a conflict with Nortn, it has never been evident before.
In four hours, it has been responsible for more log entries than every issue combined for the preceding year.
Usually, just going to an unsafe website is not a problem unless something is clicked on. Closing the browser, as you did, or backing out should solve the issue. You could either scan again in safe mode when most of the drivers are inactive, or try Malwarebytes free version for a second opinion.
http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/
While the timing can seem suspicious, there are pulse updates, and Windows updates, and any number of things that are constantly changing in our machines. Changes can be hard to pinpoint.
Thanks a lot for the advice. I know that it may be a coincidence, but I'll try your suggestions for peace of mind.