Re: Comcast spying with lying.....?

From: Lurker (invalid_at_noplace.noDN)
Date: 05/21/03 

Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 18:58:13 -0400

"Miles" <milesdewie@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:Y%xya.912778$3D1.519424@sccrnsc01...
> I have now been getting requests from ZA to allow apps to report to
> ATTBI(Comcast) with a window that asks me to allow apps like Norton Net
> Detect and Norton Live Update and OE and a bunch of others to access the
> internet but when I trace the IP it is really one from ATTBI and NOT
> Symantic or MS or whatever. Is Comcast trying to analize my system? trying
> to find out what software I am running? What is going on?
>
> Proto
>

My prefference here is to allow only the default browser a green "check
mark" (remember this response, allow)

Even my mail program has to ask each time (I allow it only if I've initiated
the request).Windows explorer and any unexpected requests are all given red
'x's ("No, and don't ask me again.") I used to have my AV update in the '?'
catagory, but after over a year of only being asked when I initiated the
request, I've moved it to the green checkmark group. (I trust it now.) I
know that many corporations are using/renting online storage from comcast
and others, so you may want to determine what is generating these requests.
If you have "System Agent", or an automatic live update, happening, disable
them, and do this stuff on your own time. Find out which programs are trying
to connect because you want them to, and which are checking in on their own.
That's what your FW is for.

      L.

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