I think I got a bug

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  1. IchimA

    IchimA Maha Guru

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    Hy,

    When trying to open any word or excel file ( even create new and open ) I got a warning from avast of a virus. It said something of IP 131.253.61.84 .

    Tracked the IP it said it was from USA . trying to copy/paste into web browser toked me to login page of Microsoft. ??? off course I did not entered my login details but ... strange.

    Now I am doing a full scan with avast and then will let malwarebytes have a scan .

    P.s. I think there was also an antivirus that you can put on a cd and did a scan from it;s own operating system . Can't remember name.

    What do you think !? Am I infected ? ( also .... just to say ... i did download something shady yesterday )
     
  2. Agent-A01

    Agent-A01 Ancient Guru

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    and what does scan return?

    IP may be where microsoft sends telemetry data, in which case that would not be malicious.
     
  3. FatBoyNL

    FatBoyNL Ancient Guru

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    I'd start by deleting normal.dot from your profile and check if macros are disabled. And try again ;)
     
  4. IchimA

    IchimA Maha Guru

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    Scan return are negative. What is the best program to search for a key logger? I had my Origin account stolen like 5 years ago . So I need to check for key logger also .
     

  5. SombraGuerrero

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    MalwareBytes is my goto scanner of malware and keyloggers and such. ClamAV is a nice and portable application. If you're really wanting to be thorough, you might also try a rootkit analyzer.

    ARIN does identify this IP as belonging to Microsoft's offices in Redmond, which Bing Maps confirms is an actual place, so I would be inclined to believe this is a legitimate IP. Spoofing is always possible; you are wise to be cautious, but I think this is okay.
     
    Last edited: Feb 25, 2017

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