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Webroot Follow. DJ on February 7, at pm. Josh P. DJ, It sounds like there is something on your System causing this popup to occur. Social Media Coordinator. Viewed 7k times. Aan Aan 11k 32 32 gold badges 80 80 silver badges bronze badges. VirusTotal has a public API. Why not just use that? It is just somthing related to learning purposes. Why would someone want to do this? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes.

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Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Thanks for confirming virustotal. Actually, braced yourself, I am shocked as I'll explain below after I answer your questions:. First, I am certain I called Microsoft at this number to use from Canada 1 In November, I purchased one year of tech support. I did not pay for the support I received. Curiously I note that when I do a call display on my phone the number displayed is not , but displays which is the number you suggested.

Also curious is that we end session 1 and took a break: my callback display is not listing the call back from MS at all. If my MS contact was not aware of virustotal. My MS contact is in the Phillipines. Is there a time of day I can call and get a US mainland contact? About McAfee.

My license with McAfee allows use only of their software. They would not accept my suspicious file for their analysis. That is why they suggested virustotal. The Emisoft emergency scan the malware version found no issues seemingly confirming my MS support contact's judgement. Now the problem is I am beginning to suspect my Microsoft Phillipine contact is corrupt.

My original scan by virustotal on Mar 25 listed 17 programs out of 56 found issues. Today's scan found 30 programs listing issues. My phone call with Microsoft was on Mar. Here are print screens of the virustotal reports :.

Now there is another bit of data: I have a malware detecting program called Trusteer Rapport that also checks for malware activity, It was provided by my bank, so I trust it. It listed 5 suspicious activities that happened while I was in contact with Microsoft support.

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I just realized I was not thinking clearly. The increase in programs detecting an issue with the suspicious file indicates that other programs have changed to be more sensitive the malware at issue, not that Microsoft infected my system as I supposed. So my concern has decreased, but not gone. I plan to do a custom scan with Emisoft overnight not sure if takes a long time. If you are in contact with sounds like you are then that should be MS Support.

If you have complaints or any special requests about your dealings with Microsoft Support you should discuss it with Microsoft see my previous post for contact information. Any questions about McAfee you should contact McAfee. The two screenshots you provided each indicate a single malware issue. I then run a scanner that should detect and remove that file.

But unless those files you showed in your screenshot s are still active in your computer then your computer is not infected. I can't read the last screenshot but if it's associated with Trusteer you should contact Trusteer. I've never used that program. If you'd like to run more scans see List of Malware Removal Tools. I have an Emisoft custom version of the scan currently running, it found so far 8 high risk files in a backup of my outlook email taken when I purchased this PC some 4 years ago, and the program is still currently in progress.