Astaro's web-activity log is logging continual activity to a website in Hong-Kong @ 218.213.238.230 APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre), Milton, QLD, AU. I have web-searched this IP address and it comes up as non-existent. When I try going directly there, I reach a non-existent website! Yet every time I go on-line, Astaro's log for this domain advances another access count.
I also am seeing DAILY activity to a place in Canada called Rackforce.com Rackforce Hosting Inc. Kelowna, BC Canada. Last night in 1-hr of Internet usage, Astaro logged 24.6MB. I do not know how to tell if it is inbound, or outbound. I pretty sure that it is INBOUND as there is an arrow pointing down at the top of that column, but not sure about that; and if that's what that symbol means. I just know that 24.6MB in an hour of web-usage is an AWFUL LOT of unknown web-activity.
Now I also have a Sonicwall hardware firewall that I was previously using, and reconnected it to see IF Sonicwall logs the same usage, but so far it hasn't. Although Sonicwall's logged activity is ENORMOUS, it at least shows me whether its inbound or outbound, what ports are used, whether its DNS or http, and the time of the activity. I'm surprised that Astaro doesn't give us more information! Anyway, I haven't seen those web-addresses show up in Sonicwall's log. So I'm pretty sure that these two logged web-activities are generated by Astaro? IF SO, are they NORMAL ACTIVITY? To Hong Kong? That surely doesn't seem normal! Am I seeing some bot or Trojan activity? It sure seems that way to me! Is it possible that the Astaro gateway is Hi-Jacked or Pirated? Or is my computer INFECTED with some virus or Trojan that my anti-virus program isn't detecting?
I'm about ready to QUIT using Astaro!
Quite honestly, it makes me feel like Astaro cannot be trusted! I'd go back to my Sonicwall, except that I'm sick and tired of losing 2/3rds of my Internet SPEED and throughput! I cannot believe how RESPONSIVE that Astaro is! But is it TRULY PROTECTING us, or is it spying on our SECURE web-transactions? Or hosting something illegal?
Is anyone else seeing this type of activity?
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