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Netstat showing IPs not in our internal range - security issue?

Running netstat -r we got results as below. Our IP range does not include what the netstat results show, namely the .155 portion. Active Routes: {removed irrelevant results} 192.168.155.160 ...
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For Windows 10 update, what are the IP address for firewall?

I have strict network where windows 10 updates failing because of strict firewall settings in Cisco/Juniper. What are the microsoft ip ranges for windows 10 updates?
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Windows Firewall whitelisting applications

I'm having a few difficulties setting up my office computers. I am trying to block all programs from accessing the internet, with a few exceptions: 1) Web browsers should be able to access only a ...
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How to browse the net safely with Windows computers?

I have Windows 7 and Window 10 laptops. I'm thinking of a bullet-proof way to protect the computers from network threats such as the ransomware attacks that have been running wild during the last few ...
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How to hide or disable "allow PC to be discoverable on this network"?

How to always hide or disable "allow PC to be discoverable on this network"? I've created a scheduled task to take care of that which means this prompt is not only unnecessary it's also a security ...
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Are home users vulnerable to the wcrypt malware "outbreak"?

Let me see if I get it all right... Hackers are exploiting the vulnerability that was leaked from NSA files using wcrypt(all other the news today), which seems to be a worm virus: it searches for new ...
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How to block everything (all incoming and outgoing internet access) except those applications are in firewall white-list?

Is it possible to auto block all applications incoming/outgoing internet connection except for example Firefox with default windows firewall? I would like to block everything, even including windows ...
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Suspicious GET request running in background in interval using iexplore.exe [duplicate]

When I was running fiddler I've discovered that I have a suspicious GET request running in background that's using iexplore.exe. It runs every couple of seconds and has encoded data in the request URL ...
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How to safely browse internet in a business computer and network? [closed]

Let me specify. I work as internal administrative software developer in a big business. The problem is: We have to use their workstations and their network is unlocked (Not firewalls, blocked urls, ...
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Provide an individual user with access to a specific web-site for windows-base IT [closed]

At work, I need access to youtube to watch some training material. My request to IT was denied on the grounds that it is not suitable for business use, however when I questioned them about this I got ...
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How is the Firewall taking priority over other applications when the PC first boots?

How is the Firewall taking priority over other applications when the PC first boots? How is the priority given,is it through a kernel driver? I'm using Comodo Firewall and I see that the Spotify app ...
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How can a user defend themself if they were victim of Arpspoof?

Question background: I was testing my internal home network using arpspoof. The result was I got positive and I was able to listen to HTTP traffic using tools like sslstrip. The Arpspoof command ...
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Create it so I don't have to login to windows when I am connected to a certain wifi network?

How can I make it so if I am connected to a certain wifi network that I don't have to type in a username and password into the computer. But when not connect it requires a username and password. I am ...
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How to find which process made this network requests [duplicate]

I was running fiddler and suddenly I see requests this requests to hxxp://zc.qq.com/cgi-bin/chs/numreg/init? and hxxp://www.baidu.com/cache/global/img/gs-2.0.gif But no process is shown. How do I ...
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How to classify a share on a server as local network (to avoid loadFromRemoteSources)

I have an (.Net 4.5.1) application that is often run from network shares (i.e. \\server\someshare\application.exe). Unfortunatly this does not always work unless I add the line <...
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