Malwarebytes blocking a portion of nordVPN.com because of Riskware

[CarlIdaho]

For the past day, Malwarebytes has been blocking a portion of NordVPN.com because of "Riskware".

More specifically, it is blocking outgoing communication with "applytics.zwyr157wwiu6eior.com". 

The alert will show a few times when NordVPN is connecting to a server and then it will not alert again until I am connecting to a new/different VPN server. As far as I can tell, NordVPN has not updated recently so nothing should have changed in the nordvpn.com file.

Can help me understand what's going on here? I've attached the log files.

Carl

 

mbst-grab-results.zip

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[Bob256]

I'm getting them too. Sent support files.

[mike0902]

I am also having the same issue

mbst-grab-results.zip

[dcollins]

Please update your database and see if this is still happening, the block should have been removed

[CarlIdaho]

Thank you, Devin Collins, for such quick action on this. When I started my computer this morning I received no notifications about riskware in NordVPN. I even changed servers a couple of times and there were no notifications associated with that activity as well.

Carl

[m2018]

Still happening to me ...

Malwarebytes
www.malwarebytes.com

-Log Details-
Protection Event Date: 6/19/18
Protection Event Time: 10:30 AM

Malicious Website: 1
, , Blocked, [-1], [-1],0.0.0

-Website Data-
Category: RiskWare
Domain: applytics.zwyr157wwiu6eior.com
IP Address: 104.20.146.61
Port: [64896]
Type: Outbound
File: C:\Program Files (x86)\NordVPN\NordVPN.exe

(end)

[Dashke]

Please try reinstalling MB and let us know if that helps.

[gonzo]

m2018,

 

Log details shown in most recent complaint are FOUR MONTHS OLD. Check by current usage, not with old log data.  If you are still actually having issues, follow Dashke's advice.

[Wulf]

Hello,

2 years later, the same old problem, my NordVPN was blocked and worked all day log to figure why it was not connecting and at the end of the day I contacted

NordVPN if they are having problems with their servers and this morning I disabled MWB from auto start restarted the machine and the connection was there and

I enable it to see what will happen and there the connection was gone, what I cannot believe is that this problem exists at least since 2018 (2 years) I cannot believe

you guys cannot fix this issue, bottom line my malwarebytes will remain disabled until you update it with a new fix.

Wulf,

PS: Problem started after the last update.

[Dashke]

Hi Wulf,

Can you please provide us the latest logs so we can check them?

[Wulf]

Hello,

2 years later, the same old problem, my NordVPN was blocked and worked all day log to figure why it was not connecting and at the end of the day I contacted

NordVPN if they are having problems with their servers and this morning I disabled MWB from auto start restarted the machine and the connection was there and

I enable it to see what will happen and there the connection was gone, what I cannot believe is that this problem exists at least since 2018 (2 years) I cannot believe

you guys cannot fix this issue, bottom line my malwarebytes will remain disabled until you update it with a new fix.

Wulf,

PS: Problem started after the last update.

[Wulf]

I de-installed it after I sent U the message, the logs are most probably gone.

 

Wulf

[Dashke]

Hello Wulf,

Without the logs, we are unable to confirm that there is a problem at this point as we haven't seen a similar case.

If you get the block again, please let us know and we will definitely help you to resolve it.