Task manager tries to connect to the internet |
Task manager tries to connect to the internet |
pandy |
Dec 24 2023, 07:40 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,734 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Why?
I've used TinyWall for several years, but haven't really looked at all the features. I found it can show all connections it has blocked the last 5 minutes. Taskmgr.exe has been blocked more than a hundred times - in 5 minutes. Why does it try to get out at all? Obviously it doesn't hurt anything that it's blocked, not that I've noticed anyway. Note, TinyWall isn't a firewall in the usual sense. It sits on top Windows firewall and works by simply blocking all connections except those you OK. So when you first install it there's some fiddling. I think it's great, even if you have to remember to OK all new programs, but that's quickly done. I suppose it can be used as the only FW, but I keep the Windows one running. If anyone wants to try it, please note it doesn't work together with other firewall software, just the Windows one. This is only the top of the list. You can see it's just 2 or 3 seconds between tries. I don't know what the System process is about either. I didn't have to OK any system processes when I installed TinyWall, so it must have a built in whitelist. |
Christian J |
Jan 14 2024, 03:00 PM
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Maybe some process is gathering suitable files for syncing with other devices (both legit and spyware would perhaps both work in a similar way).
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pandy |
Jan 14 2024, 03:59 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,734 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Yes, that's what I was touching on before. A temp storage for some reason. But after seeing how common similar problems are, I lean towards a Windows bug.
The most peculiar is really those long ago deleted files. |
pandy |
Jan 16 2024, 10:30 AM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,734 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
My conclusion was wrong. Yesterday it didn't happen closely after I booted up. I even rebooted to provoke it. It did happen later though. Several times, I guess, since I had 5000 files something when I went to bed. Hasn't happened yet today either.
Sorry for going on about this. But this thread became like a log of everything related to the problem, so I thought I could just as well continue, for my own sake. |
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