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Offline polonus

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Vista with Open Candy detected!
« on: April 06, 2015, 05:11:50 PM »
See: Up(nil):   a variant of Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe   LACNIC   BR   domains at microsoft dot com   191.239.203.8    to 191.239.203.8   windows.net   htxp://1800dcdn.blob.core.windows.net/dir195/wi/18/33/1/11/IE8-WindowsVista-x86-ENU.exe

Metascan results: https://www.metascan-online.com/en/scanresult/file/cb7bf156464543ee8242a2a4d42b2f2a

Does Avast only detects in PUP-mode?

Re: https://www.virustotal.com/nl/ip-address/191.239.203.8/information/

polonus
Cybersecurity is more of an attitude than anything else. Avast Evangelists.

Use NoScript, a limited user account and a virtual machine and be safe(r)!