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A LOT of random connections to Twitter, among others - please advise

Mike G

Hi there,

 

New user here, could someone please explain these connections to me?


 

I have default WAN to LAN IPS and the default firewall on for now (which allows any connections). I would hope that the IPS blocks malicious connections and keeps ports closed, but I seem to be having a lot of small connections to random IPs that purport to be Twitter, Microsoft etc, though as I search the IPs it appears they may be linked to abuse.

What sort of connections are these? It seems my system has made the connection, and originally I thought it was from web browsing, but I'm not sure now.  

What information might they be gaining from my system, if it is malicious? How can I distinguish between connections that come from legitimate sources and malicious ones?

How can I block them from occurring? My solution for now is to turn on my software VPN, while I figure things out.



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    Mike,

    What kind of device is it?  Apps on Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are often pinging their sites for updates, even when the user is not using the device.  This also applies to computers which are running background tasks.

    You have a firewall to sort out most of the malicious traffic and connections. The problem is that servers at Twitter, Microsoft, and most other companies communicate with your applications and devices using encryption.  This means that your Firewall is unable to filter the data unless you took the time to set up Decrypt and Scan.

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    Mike,

    What kind of device is it?  Apps on Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are often pinging their sites for updates, even when the user is not using the device.  This also applies to computers which are running background tasks.

    You have a firewall to sort out most of the malicious traffic and connections. The problem is that servers at Twitter, Microsoft, and most other companies communicate with your applications and devices using encryption.  This means that your Firewall is unable to filter the data unless you took the time to set up Decrypt and Scan.

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