[SOLVED] Re: Query on IP connections & security

[AG <computing.account@googlemail.com>]

AG wrote:
> I was going through the hardinfo application and when I got to "IP 
> connections" I noticed the following connections have the 
> "Established" status using TCP and both on port 443 (SSL and HTTPS).
>
> One of these connections is to 71.62.0.176 (which doesn't seem to have 
> a listing in the whois database that means anything) and 
> 88.169.124.190 which points to http://www.proxad.net according to whois
>
> What applications could I have on my machine that would establish tcp 
> connections with either of these using ssl/https?
>
> Also, although I was under the impression that the portmap service was 
> not enabled at boot up, it would appear that it is running in the 
> background.  I recall that portmap used to be a security risk, but is 
> this still the case and should I be concerned?
>
> Thanks
>
> AG
Through a process of elimination I have established that these are both 
TOR nodes, which jibes with my set up.   I'm standing down the National 
Guard :)

Any comments tho' on portmapper?

AG