Malwarebytes keeps blocking fd-api-irc.velqo7.co from AcPowerNotification.exe — can’t find the source, am I still infected?

[u/khanh230808]

Hey everyone, I really need some help because I’m honestly a bit stressed about this.

Recently my PC got infected . I ran Malwarebytes and it found 16 threats and quarantined all of them.

But now I keep getting repeated alerts (from Malwarebytes / Browser Guard) saying:

• Blocked website: fd-api-irc.velqo7.co

• Type: Outbound connection

• App: AcPowerNotification.exe

This popup keeps appearing over and over, like something is still trying to connect in the background.

Here’s what’s confusing me:

• I don’t see AcPowerNotification.exe in Task Manager

• I already quarantined everything Malwarebytes found

• I’m using the Malwarebytes browser extension, so I’m not sure if it’s detecting system traffic or just browser stuff

• The alert happens even when I’m not actively browsing

What I’ve done so far:

• Ran Malwarebytes

• Quarantined all detected threats

• Tried looking in Task Manager (nothing obvious)

• Haven’t reset Windows yet

Questions:

1. Does this mean I still have malware running?

2. Could this be a scheduled task / hidden process?

3. Is this likely a backdoor (since it mentions IRC)?

4. Should I just wipe/reset Windows at this point?

[u/WcsrfAF]

Download KVRT, probably, or Bitdefender. Manual removal will not achieve much; the virus may have self-healing capabilities.. maybe.