explorer 8-ки пытается слать пакеты на айпи 157.55.44.125 хост db3ab.wns.windows.com через небольшие промежутки. (+)

Венда та ещё гбэшная скотина)))

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NetRange: 157.54.0.0 - 157.60.255.255
CIDR: 157.56.0.0/14, 157.54.0.0/15, 157.60.0.0/16
NetName: MSFT-GFS
NetHandle: NET-157-54-0-0-1
Parent: NET157 (NET-157-0-0-0-0)
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OriginAS: AS8075
Organization: Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
RegDate: 1994-04-28
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Браузер (будь то Эксплорер, Опера, Лиса или Гугель) сам ничего слать не может. Может уже пришла пора установить нормальный антивирус?

Возможно делает проверку обновлений и ищет выход на сайт производителя.