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webtrends.com and c.microsoft.com

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Hi everybody,
I have an older laptop which I allow my 16 year old son to use (although it's my work laptop). Yesterday I had very bad connection with MSDN forums and many other forums and I suspected I may have a virus. I ran Antivirus I had, spyboot destroy and also installed and ran Malware Bytes. I then also ran Windows Updates (there were 58 different updates). After that the laptop started to operate normally. I have Windows 7 on this laptop and refuse to install Windows 10 on it (I have newer work laptop with Windows 10 and the latest software).
Today I noticed that when I try to open threads from this site I see 'waiting for webtrends.com and c.microsoft.com' before actually connecting to MSDN sites. I did a quick Google search on 'webtrends virus', found instructions how to remove cookies and then removed all cookies for a good measure. I am also running malware bytes scan again right now.
I am wondering if these 2 sites may indicate that I have a virus. Also, what may I do to make sure that laptop doesn't have one?
Thanks in advance.
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I'd ask them over here.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect
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Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.Tuesday, November 3, 2015 8:05 PM -
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My TechNet articlesTuesday, November 3, 2015 9:12 PM -
If you search for "webtrends removal" you'll get quite a few hits. Looks to be more malware related.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015 9:33 PM -
I did and I removed all the cookies from Chrome. I am wondering if I get rid of that for good or not.
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My TechNet articlesWednesday, November 4, 2015 2:07 AM -
This one might help.
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Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.Wednesday, November 4, 2015 4:29 AM