It may. (Actually it isn't AnyDVD itself, but Windows OS to verify AnyDVD's certificate).
Further, there are some trojans which love to attach itself to the AnyDVD process.
I think you might be right. AVG Antivirus showed nothing, AVG Anti-spyware showed nothing, and neither did AdAware or Spybot.
However, AnyDVD tried to access several different IP addresses in several different countries so something major is up.
I'm extremely careful and have never had a virus before, so I don't know what is up. Luckily, my firewall worked as planned.
I did accidently insert a recent DVD release into my computer without first starting AnyDVD. Could Sony be up to their old tricks with rootkits?
I'm sorry about lashing out to anybody, but this has got me pretty upset.
Description AnyDVD Application was temporarily blocked from connecting to the Internet (213.251.133.91:HTTP).
Rating High
Date / Time 2007/09/16 16:55:22-5:00 GMT
Type Program Access
Program AnyDVD.exe
Source IP
Destination IP 213.251.133.91:80
Direction Outgoing (connect)
Action Taken Blocked
Count 1
Source DNS
Destination DNS ovh1.slysoft.com
Description AnyDVD Application was temporarily blocked from connecting to the Internet (209.172.55.182:HTTP).
Rating High
Date / Time 2007/09/16 16:55:22-5:00 GMT
Type Program Access
Program AnyDVD.exe
Source IP
Destination IP 209.172.55.182:80
Direction Outgoing (connect)
Action Taken Blocked
Count 1
Source DNS
Destination DNS
www.slysoft.com
Description AnyDVD Application was temporarily blocked from connecting to the Internet (91.121.16.109:HTTP).
Rating High
Date / Time 2007/09/16 16:55:22-5:00 GMT
Type Program Access
Program AnyDVD.exe
Source IP
Destination IP 91.121.16.109:80
Direction Outgoing (connect)
Action Taken Blocked
Count 1
Source DNS
Destination DNS
www.slysoft.com
Description AnyDVD Application was temporarily blocked from connecting to the Internet (85.10.195.108:HTTP).
Rating High
Date / Time 2007/09/16 16:55:22-5:00 GMT
Type Program Access
Program AnyDVD.exe
Source IP
Destination IP 85.10.195.108:80
Direction Outgoing (connect)
Action Taken Blocked
Count 1
Source DNS
Destination DNS
www.slysoft.com
Description AnyDVD Application was temporarily blocked from connecting to the Internet (67.15.8.99:HTTP).
Rating High
Date / Time 2007/09/16 16:55:22-5:00 GMT
Type Program Access
Program AnyDVD.exe
Source IP
Destination IP 67.15.8.99:80
Direction Outgoing (connect)
Action Taken Blocked
Count 1
Source DNS
Destination DNS
www.slysoft.com
There are others, too.
Thanks for the help, everybody! Sorry for lashing out, mike20021969. Cheers, mate!