Sudden Phishing Attack or Rootkit or Virus ????


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    Windows 10 Professional (x64) Version 10.0.19043 (Build 19043) 07aug2021
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    Sudden Phishing Attack or Rootkit or Virus ????


    I have no idea what is happening. I have seen the attempt just this afternoon on three of my networked PC's but, SO FAR, Malwarebytes AntiMalware Premium has blocked attempts on all three. Malwarebytes says "Malicious Website" - "Category: Phishing". This PC system is Windows 10 (Build 18362.628) and besides Malwarebytes, I have Bitdefender Total Security installed. The other two PC's where I have seen the same blocked attempt, are also Windows 10. The blocked attempt is outgoing, where "C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe" is trying to connect to Domain: ipv4.login.msa.akadns6.net - IP Address: 40.90.137.126 - Port: 443

    Can someone please tell me what is going on? I have temporarily disabled Bitdefender Anti-Virus module on one machine and I have started an online scan with the "Sophos Virus Removal Tool".

    Thank you!!
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    Windows 11 Home
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    Well, there appears to be a problem with the certificate. You should probably contact Malwarebytes support.
    IP belongs to the Microsoft, but probably DNS requests failed, so it fails to retrieve the correct domain name.
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    Windows10 Home 64 bit v. 22H2 bld. 19045.2604
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  4. Posts : 64
    Windows 10 Professional (x64) Version 10.0.19043 (Build 19043) 07aug2021
    Thread Starter
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    Thank you all very much. I contacted Malwarebytes Support. Problem was a false positive. Problem is now SOLVED.
    Last edited by yrralrellim; 10 Feb 2020 at 16:34.
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