Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

Thanks for your reply. Malwarebyte picks up nothing.

Running elevated CMD SFC /SCANNOW to double check file integrity but last time I did this (very recently) there was nothing reported as being...

Thanks for your reply. I just need to know how to do the digging.

I have already run ADWCleaner and it finds nothing.

Thanks for your reply.

I read that before my first post which is why I am concerned.

How do I check without Malwarebyte whether it is trying to connect to a non-MS server?

All I get is this: https://i.imgur.com/mwvRf1x.png

and this:

​https://i.imgur.com/dpbl6hN.png

Obviously I would like to know more..

Thanks xTL. I checked out the link and it says the following:

What if my Antivirus considers sppextcomobj.exe a threat?If your antivirus application or your Windows Defender is catching the...

I know this is an old post but in Comodo Internet Security Pro I am getting a lot of blocked HIPS activity relating to this application. It doesn't tell me anything more. Is there a way to determine...

The exact symptoms you have described started happening to me about 4 days ago. Still happening now and there are no new updated available for Windows.