Re: servers in russia?
From: S. Pidgorny
Date: 08/26/04
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Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:22:51 +1000
No, Microsoft doesn't host content there. Likely you have got a piece of
malare on your PC.
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Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MVP, MCSE
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"chiefjay" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:d3e501c48ab9$c9a36cd0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I am not sure if i am posting to the correct newsgroup,
> but here goes. When I start my computer and the firewall
> is activated, my firewall ("zero-knowledge Freedom")is
> programmed to ask me whether to accept or deny access to
> my computer from outside servers that are ostensibly
> related to various software programs. One of the programs
> for which i receive a message is Windows Explorer. What
> seems odd to me is that the IP address of the remote
> server is alternatively in Russia and berlin germany.
> Does Microsoft really host some of its stuff on servers
> in Russia and germany. For Russia, the host name is
> listed as 62.118.251.84 and the destination IP address
> is : v20-u.valuehost.ru
> For Berlin, the Host name is 141.45.186.7 and the
> destination IP is: dozenten.f1.fhtw-berlin-de
> Does this seem odd or am I getting paranoid?
> If this is a spoof, how do I stop their server from
> attempting to access my system?
>
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