Potential Malware issue

[cwj9000]

I think I might have a potential malware instance. I noticed that I occasionally see the message "MalwareByte Anti-Malware sucessfully blocked access to a potentially malicious website: 208.73.210.24". I ran MalwareBytes scan and had no malicious occuances. Is there anything else I should do to determine the cause of this or is it an anomaly?

[daledoc1]

Hello and welcome, cwj9000:

IP blocking can occur as a result of certain legitimate programs such as Skype and other P2P programs.

It can also happen when MBAM is doing its job by preventing bad content from websites from infecting your computer.

But it can also be the result of infection on your system, especially if the IP blocks are "outgoing", and if they occur when no browsers are open.

Please have a look at the FAQ - Section G for information about the IP blocking module. It contains instructions for determining which process might be making the connections, and for configuring MBAM to ignore an individual IP address, if you wish to do so.

• Alternatively, if, after reading the FAQ Section, you think these IP blocks may be false positives, then please read this sticky and then please start a new thread here.
  
• Finally, if you think, after reading that article, that you might be infected, based on the IP blocks or other abnormal computer behavior, then:
  1. First, please go to THIS PAGE, print out, read and carefully follow as many instructions as you can, skipping any you are unable to complete.
  2. Then, please describe your computer's symptoms as best you can and post the requested MBAM and DDS logs by starting a NEW thread at the Malware Removal-HJT forum . An authorized, trained, malware expert will assist you in checking and (if needed) cleaning your system.
  

Thanks, daledoc1

PS: Please use the button instead of other ones when you reply here and at the other forums, so that it will be easier to read.

[cwj9000]

Thanks, I'll try it. I might also add that I was trying to get to the USGS.gov site when I saw this warning bubble, when I accidently typed USGS.com. Perhaps that domain, USGS.com, is actually tied to a malware site. I tried researching 208.73.210.29 and it does appear to occur often as a potential malware site. As I said before, I ran Malwarebytes free version and it did not appear to see any issues. I will try again and see if anything pops up. Thanks for your help.