Security Basics: RE: SVCHOST making connection to outside host

["Paul Marsh" <pmarsh () nmefdn org>]

 Can you sniff the line to view some packets?

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From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
On Behalf Of yogeshpanwar () gmail com
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 3:34 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: SVCHOST making connection to outside host

Hi,

I have seen one intresting incident where in my laptop svchost.exe TCP
892 is making connection to outside IP 213.200.109.17 port 80 which
belongs to Akmai Technologies even is i have not opened Internet
explorer. it remain connected for long and after sometime IP address
gets changed eg 213.200.109.18, 213.200.109.19 also all belongs to
Akamai Technologies.

I know Akmai Technologies provides web caching services but when i am
not even opened my browser then it why it is still connected.

Does anybody know why its making connection? what is the significance of
this or whether their system is compromised.

What to do? I do not have any clue. please help

Thanks in advance.

Yogesh Panwar

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