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Should explorer.exe need access to the Internet?

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  • 17-09-2004 10:41pm
    #1
    snappieT
    Registered Users Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭


    Zonealarm keeps giving me alerts that explorer.exe wants access to the net, but it's never done this before. I'm not even using the shell to go online... i'm using mozilla.

    Any suggestions?


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    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    Does it make a difference if you reject it access?


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    #3
    snappieT
    Registered Users Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    No, it doesn't seem to.

    Come to think of it, it's only happened really since I went SP2


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    Bri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭Bri


    I get it randomly asking to connect to an IP address and always stop it. No effect that I've noticed at all. I'm not on SP1 or 2 by the way. So ban away I guess!


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    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    Did you do a whois on the IP?


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    Bri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭Bri


    Na I don't really care once I block it. If I think of it and it happens, which is unlikely to occur together I'll look.


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    MazdaMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 147 ✭✭MazdaMan


    After installing SP2 were "Automatic Updates" selected. If so the when connected. IE will automatically search for updates, this is where the request comes from.

    Open Control panel. Go into Security Centre, then set Automatic updates to Off.


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    snappieT
    Registered Users Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    No, cos auto update works even if i block it.

    BTW, the ip it tries to get to is 192.168.11.1 (my router) or 255.255.255.255 (don't ask me)


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    vector
    Registered Users Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭vector


    explorer.exe wants access to the internet if you use it as a web browser, that is if you type urls into its address bar and press enter it becomes like internet explorer

    so the ip it tries to reach should vary with the url entered, unless you are using a proxy or similar in which case the ip will always be that of the proxy

    even though you are not using the shell to go online you must remember that this is windows we are talking about

    I would block it and only if necessary then leave it through (after a virus and adware scan)


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