Dear all:
I install a Comodo, a free firewall. Comodo reports acrobat,
dreamweaver and even other products try to connect internet, parent is
explore.
I think these software is not the network ones. They are not supposed
to do that. Why they still try to connect internet?
Thanks.
Z. Du.
duzhidian@gmail.com wrote:
> I install a Comodo, a free firewall. Comodo reports acrobat,
> dreamweaver and even other products try to connect internet, parent is
> explore.
>
> I think these software is not the network ones. They are not supposed
> to do that. Why they still try to connect internet?
They're possible supposed to do that. Check your configuration.
And please, get rid of this Comodo thingie.
news:1178572731.922120.15980@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> Dear all:
>
> I install a Comodo, a free firewall. Comodo reports acrobat,
> dreamweaver and even other products try to connect internet, parent is
> explore.
>
> I think these software is not the network ones. They are not supposed
> to do that. Why they still try to connect internet?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Z. Du.
>
Auto update checks? Yes they do. Newer versions use a version of FLEXnet
from macrovision for licensing. This runs at startup and if deleted is
created again. You might see it using Task Manager called
FNPLicensingService.
On May 7, 5:18 pm, "duzhid...@gmail.com"
> Dear all:
>
> I install a Comodo, a free firewall. Comodo reports acrobat,
> dreamweaver and even other products try to connect internet, parent is
> explore.
>
> I think these software is not the network ones. They are not supposed
> to do that. Why they still try to connect internet?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Z. Du.
All software has a mechanism to check for updates, either by a
timestamp, or an event... either it does it automatically, or you
initiate it...
RedForeman
On May 7, 4:49 pm, "Jbob"
>
>
> news:1178572731.922120.15980@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Dear all:
>
> > I install a Comodo, a free firewall. Comodo reports acrobat,
> > dreamweaver and even other products try to connect internet, parent is
> > explore.
>
> > I think these software is not the network ones. They are not supposed
> > to do that. Why they still try to connect internet?
>
> > Thanks.
>
> > Z. Du.
>
> Auto update checks? Yes they do. Newer versions use a version of FLEXnet
> from macrovision for licensing. This runs at startup and if deleted is
> created again. You might see it using Task Manager calledFNPLicensingService.
what does service do? does it report to adobe serials, activation
information and all that stuff?
On May 8, 7:59 am, RedForeman
> On May 7, 5:18 pm, "duzhid...@gmail.com"
>
> > Dear all:
>
> > I install a Comodo, a free firewall. Comodo reports acrobat,
> > dreamweaver and even other products try to connect internet, parent is
> > explore.
>
> > I think these software is not the network ones. They are not supposed
> > to do that. Why they still try to connect internet?
>
> > Thanks.
>
> > Z. Du.
>
> All software has a mechanism to check for updates, either by a
> timestamp, or an event... either it does it automatically, or you
> initiate it...
>
> RedForeman
but why run the serivce if you can just initiate it yourself. running
more and more services on a pc just boggs it down. and do we really
know that this is all its doing?
bullshit_id@yahoo.com wrote:
> On May 8, 7:59 am, RedForeman
>> On May 7, 5:18 pm, "duzhid...@gmail.com"
>>> I install a Comodo, a free firewall. Comodo reports acrobat,
>>> dreamweaver and even other products try to connect internet, parent
>>> is explore.
>>>
>>> I think these software is not the network ones. They are not
>>> supposed to do that. Why they still try to connect internet?
>>
>> All software has a mechanism to check for updates, either by a
>> timestamp, or an event... either it does it automatically, or you
>> initiate it...
An increasing number of programs incorporates update mechanisms, but
it's still far from "all software".
> but why run the serivce if you can just initiate it yourself. running
> more and more services on a pc just boggs it down.
In most cases it's not implemented as a service, but as a function that
checks for updates whenever the program is started.
> and do we really know that this is all its doing?
No. Not unless you inspect the traffic at least.
cu
59cobalt
--
"If a software developer ever believes a rootkit is a necessary part of
their architecture they should go back and re-architect their solution."
--Mark Russinovich
On May 10, 3:24 pm, bullshit...@yahoo.com wrote:
> On May 8, 7:59 am, RedForeman
>
>
>
>
>
> > On May 7, 5:18 pm, "duzhid...@gmail.com"
>
> > > Dear all:
>
> > > I install a Comodo, a free firewall. Comodo reports acrobat,
> > > dreamweaver and even other products try to connect internet, parent is
> > > explore.
>
> > > I think these software is not the network ones. They are not supposed
> > > to do that. Why they still try to connect internet?
>
> > > Thanks.
>
> > > Z. Du.
>
> > All software has a mechanism to check for updates, either by a
> > timestamp, or an event... either it does it automatically, or you
> > initiate it...
>
> > RedForeman
>
> what does service do? does it report to adobe serials, activation
> information and all that stuff? - Hide quoted text -
>
> but why run the serivce if you can just initiate it yourself. running
> more and more services on a pc just boggs it down. and do we really
> know that this is all its doing?
> - Show quoted text -
1. The service probably just updates the specific files that 'have'
updates available... do you realize what an update is and/or how it
works? how they communicate?
1a. It probably does report serial, activation date, and some other
stuff, but if you read their privacy statement and EULA, you'll know
exactly what they are collecting... or supposedly SAY they are
collecting
2. You have the option of running it yourself, you don't have the
option of turning the automatic update process off, thus the
'automatic' part.... Don't know, that's just the way it was
written... Do we know? Not until you inspect the packets going across
the wire and find out...
Don't be so paranoid... if you wanna know for sure, dig up some info,
read it, and start looking at the packets...
RedForeman