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Microsoft Corp Trackers
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Original Message
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Name: Chunko
Date: February 9, 2004 at 15:18:31 Pacific
Subject: Microsoft Corp TrackersOS: Windows XPCPU/Ram: P4/768 |
Comment: Hi all,
I downloaded Peer Guardian to see see if would block anything my firewall would not,and to my surprise it has.
When I ran it,it instantly detected and blocked 598 connection attempts from:
Microsoft Corp,Microsoft Corp trackers 1 and Microsoft Corp trackers 2,131.107.98.89
Im not running any P2P program and would really like know what these trackers are and what they do.I can't seem to find any information on them.
Im running NIS 2004.
Thanks
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Response Number 1
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Name: Imp
Date: February 9, 2004 at 17:58:04 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Hello Chunko,
Security is a good preventive reaction, but don't fall into paranoia...
You are running probabely as millions of computers the program Internet Explorer to connect to Internet.
This program needs to get in touch with internet to look for a good speed and good receive, it use a sort of cookie called "Alexa", reconised by AdAware as a cookie spyware, in fact it is not, if you erase Alexa, you can run into internet but sometimes your internet flux will be really slow down....
something like when you drive a car, you need four wheels, with three wheels it will be possible but very hard..... you see what I mean......
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Response Number 2
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Name: Chunko
Date: February 9, 2004 at 18:07:55 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Imp,
Thanks for the feedback.
Im just wondering why MS doesnt have any info about these trackers on the internet,or do they?
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Response Number 3
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Name: Abnormal
Date: February 9, 2004 at 18:54:22 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)That address points here;
SmartWhois retailtraining.microsoft.com (131.107.98.89) 131.107.0.0 - 131.107.255.255
Microsoft Corp
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA, 98052
US ----------------------
Microsoft
noc@microsoft.com
+1-425-936-4200 ----------------------
this is the site>
http://retailtraining.microsoft.com/retail/training/ something to aid you in your quest.
All that I can offer on this.
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Response Number 4
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Name: Chunko
Date: February 9, 2004 at 19:29:43 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Abnormal,
the site you listed is a retail training site for microsoft products in which you earn points redeemable for microsoft products.You must work for specific company's in order to take the tests.I have been using it and have taken most of the tests.
I didn't even think about using SmartWhois(I have it installed but rarely use it).
I'd like to know why those trackers connect,as I dont visit the site often.
Anyways,thanks for posting.
Chunko
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