Active TCP Connections

[chemicalkicks]

Posted this in another Forum please read, any advise welcome.

I just did the following.

RUN > CMD > Netstat -n

Over 100 active connections all TCP and im worried.

EDIT: Did a better guess closer to 200+, no terrents running.

Using ESS latest version, Spybot and PG.

Ive only looked up a couple of the IP's so far, one was for Google HUH nothing was open before I ran the comand and I dont have the sidebar or anything like that.

Another was for http://www.ripe.net/ agian who, why a connection?

Does any think I may be heavily infected?
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Another poster replied;

run a netstat -b and see where the connections are coming from.

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OK.

Top 10 or so connections are ekrn.exe
next 25 or so are firefox
The 2 sources above are sourced at LivingRoom PC which is my PC name.

The next 150 are all ekrn.exe and listed the majority are listed as http: but some have different sources like; mars:https, kr-in-f116:http, ns-vip3:http.

Any ideas?

EDIT: The IP is always 192.168.1.78:50975 running to :65028

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Another poster replied:

Ekrn.exe is part of ESS, why it's making that many connections I don't know though. Perhaps try posting here: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18 Seems to be the official support forum.

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And now I ask your advise, is this normal, should I be worried?

[chemicalkicks]

BUMP

Sorry for being impatient but over 100 connections is a concern for me.

[ASpace]

I would suggest you restart your computer and with no browser or any other application started (CMD only) try again.

Why you see such results (about ekrn.exe) , I can only guess . I think that since it is firefox and erkn only , you have nothing to worry about and you are less likely to be infected , really.

[chemicalkicks]

Thanks.

I feel real stupid now, after restarting and running netstat...... 0 Connections.

:)

[ASpace]

-{ Quote: "after restarting and running netstat...... 0 Connections" }-

;D ;D

Don't worry