Stef5
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Thanks for the prompt reply, Marcos.
But why would my Chrome attempt to connect to this domain by itself (without me requesting it)?
Is it possible that a site I visited used this API unbeknownst to me, hence the access by Chrome?
Also, various sites associate this API with a virus called Dorkbot (and also with some other viruses). Just do a google search for api.wipmania.com. If this domain was all that safe, why would most results be about viruses? -
Today when I was doing something on the web, Google Chrome connected by itself to api.wipmania.com. This was totally unrelated to the sites I was using (at least I believe so). I wouldn't even have know about it, except that NOD32 showed a warning that Chrome is attempting a secure connection to that site, but with an untrusted certificate.
I googled that domain and most results were about viruses. So I figured I'd gotten a virus.Also, this site says the virus (which they say accesses that domain) can control the traffic of chrome.exe.
My question is, what do I do now? How do I remove this virus, if there is one?
For now I'm planning to:- run a full (not "smart check") NOD32 scan over the following night (maybe I should do it in safe mode?)
- run a check with several of the leading free scanners like Kaspersky in case NOD32 misses it
- get my PC to a repair shop
Thanks in advance!
Chrome connects by itself to suspicious site api.wipmania.com
in Malware Finding and Cleaning
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Just to let you know: It happened again! But this time with another server:
maxcdn.cedexis-test.com.
Chrome tried to connect to that server (again with a certificate problem) without me requesting it.
However, googling for that server shows no virus-related results. So it seems Chrome does indeed access servers without my knowledge, without that being indicative of a virus. So I'm starting to think that the wipmania thing was safe as well.